National Pension Service grew its stake in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Free Report) by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,291,731 shares of the energy producer’s stock after buying an additional 74,781 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $342,208,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in COP. Patten Group Inc. raised its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 1.5% in the first quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 5,447 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $719,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. IFC Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. IFC Advisors LLC now owns 20,182 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $2,664,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 1,006 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 21,144 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $2,791,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp raised its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 16,062 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $2,120,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other ConocoPhillips news, SVP Andrew Lundquist sold 9,487 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.15, for a total transaction of $1,282,168.05. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 9,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,296,493.95. This trade represents a 49.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.
ConocoPhillips Trading Up 1.2%
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The energy producer reported $3.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.90 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $19.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.79 billion. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 14.22% and a return on equity of 14.72%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.42 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.44%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Argus raised their price target on ConocoPhillips from $136.00 to $153.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Capital One Financial reduced their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $156.00 to $154.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research cut ConocoPhillips from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Roth Capital raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $124.00 to $130.00 in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded ConocoPhillips from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.29.
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ConocoPhillips Company Profile
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is an independent exploration and production company engaged primarily in finding, developing and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company sells its production to refiners, utilities, industrial customers and other energy market participants.
Its portfolio includes conventional and unconventional assets, with operations and development activities in the United States, including Alaska and the Lower 48, as well as Canada, Australia, Norway, Qatar and other international locations.
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