Jupiter Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,200 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $710,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Phillips 66 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $5,766,779,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Phillips 66 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,093,206,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Phillips 66 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $640,206,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in Phillips 66 in the second quarter valued at approximately $271,128,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 424.7% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,893,195 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $257,512,000 after buying an additional 1,532,389 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.93% of the company’s stock.
Phillips 66 Stock Performance
Shares of PSX opened at $239.46 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $197.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $178.99. Phillips 66 has a 12 month low of $122.25 and a 12 month high of $246.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 0.68.
Phillips 66 announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Friday, July 31st that allows the company to buyback $10.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the oil and gas company to reacquire up to 11.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Phillips 66 Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a $1.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $5.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Phillips 66’s payout ratio is 28.95%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 11,021 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.03, for a total value of $2,094,320.63. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 97,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,504,361.28. The trade was a 10.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Richard G. Harbison sold 52,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.76, for a total value of $11,657,896.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,747,673.44. This represents a 57.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 100,507 shares of company stock valued at $21,770,810 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $212.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Phillips 66 from $183.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Phillips 66 from $208.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Raymond James Financial increased their target price on Phillips 66 from $218.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Phillips 66 from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Phillips 66 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.56.
Read Our Latest Stock Report on Phillips 66
Phillips 66 Profile
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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