Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Sunday.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on PSX. Scotiabank upped their price target on Phillips 66 from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $183.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Argus boosted their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $185.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Mizuho upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $212.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Phillips 66 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $201.72.

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Phillips 66 Price Performance

Shares of Phillips 66 stock opened at $206.03 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $82.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.30, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $169.46. Phillips 66 has a 52 week low of $118.07 and a 52 week high of $216.08.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $1.03. The firm had revenue of $32.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.86 billion. Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 10.98% and a net margin of 2.99%.The firm’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.90) earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Phillips 66 will post 22.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be issued a dividend of $1.27 per share. This represents a $5.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. Phillips 66’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 11,021 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.03, for a total transaction of $2,094,320.63. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,504,361.28. This represents a 10.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Vanessa Allen Sutherland sold 3,523 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.05, for a total value of $743,529.15. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 27,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,811,683.85. This represents a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 45,107 shares of company stock valued at $8,057,584 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Phillips 66

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Accordant Advisory Group Inc grew its position in Phillips 66 by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 200 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Phillips 66 during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. NFSG Corp lifted its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 105.6% in the 1st quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Phillips 66 in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, SWAN Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 1,055.6% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 208 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. 76.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Phillips 66 Company Profile

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Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) is an independent energy manufacturing and logistics company engaged primarily in refining, midstream transportation, marketing and chemicals. The company processes crude oil into transportation fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products, operates pipeline and storage infrastructure, and participates in petrochemical production through strategic investments. Phillips 66 serves commercial, industrial and retail customers and positions its operations across the value chain of the downstream energy sector.

The company’s principal activities include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and feedstocks for petrochemical production; operating midstream assets such as pipelines, terminals and fractionators that move and store crude oil and natural gas liquids; and marketing and distributing fuels and lubricants through wholesale and retail channels.

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