Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 168,126 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,422,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Phillips 66 by 3.5% during the second quarter. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 1,624 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Threadgill Financial LLC increased its stake in Phillips 66 by 3.5% in the second quarter. Threadgill Financial LLC now owns 1,693 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Phillips 66 by 2.0% during the second quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,084 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Somerset Trust Co raised its holdings in Phillips 66 by 0.3% during the second quarter. Somerset Trust Co now owns 21,301 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clifford Group LLC raised its holdings in Phillips 66 by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Clifford Group LLC now owns 3,315 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. 76.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $170.00 to $212.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $195.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Phillips 66 to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $218.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.56.
Phillips 66 Stock Performance
Shares of PSX opened at $240.58 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $204.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $182.15. The firm has a market cap of $96.00 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 0.68. Phillips 66 has a 12-month low of $126.74 and a 12-month high of $246.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The oil and gas company reported $9.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.50 by $1.91. The firm had revenue of $52.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.60 billion. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 19.93%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.38 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 23.86 EPS for the current year.
Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be issued a $1.27 dividend. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. Phillips 66’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.95%.
Phillips 66 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, July 31st that authorizes the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the oil and gas company to purchase up to 11.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Insider Buying and Selling at Phillips 66
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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 97,376 shares in the company, valued at $18,504,361.28. The trade was a 10.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal 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 Vanessa Allen Sutherland sold 3,523 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 27,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,811,683.85. This represents a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 100,507 shares of company stock valued at $21,770,810 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About Phillips 66
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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