Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Sells 11,452 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

Posted by Brian Himes on May 14th, 2026

ConocoPhillips logo Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. decreased its stake in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Free Report) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 105,372 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 11,452 shares during the quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $9,864,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in COP. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 45,645,397 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $4,318,239,000 after purchasing an additional 7,037,873 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 10,351,010 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $979,102,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467,555 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,994,674 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,228,886,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216,010 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $135,265,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 505.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 589,980 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $55,228,000 after purchasing an additional 735,319 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $130.00 to $144.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $149.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.84.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ConocoPhillips news, SVP Andrew D. Lundquist sold 34,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total value of $4,128,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 17,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,090,689.92. This trade represents a 66.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 7,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.03, for a total transaction of $1,001,231.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 25,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,287,678.52. The trade was a 23.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 734,891 shares of company stock valued at $93,345,692. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

ConocoPhillips Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE:COP opened at $117.35 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $142.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.92, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.14. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $122.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.92. ConocoPhillips has a 12 month low of $84.28 and a 12 month high of $135.87.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The energy producer reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $15.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.62 billion. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.10% and a return on equity of 11.39%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.09 earnings per share. Analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 9.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be issued a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 11th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.05%.

ConocoPhillips Company Profile

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ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is a Houston-based international energy company focused on exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Formed in 2002 through the merger of Conoco Inc and Phillips Petroleum Company, the firm operates as an independent upstream company that explores for, develops and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across a portfolio of global assets.

The company’s activities span conventional and unconventional resources and include onshore and offshore operations in multiple regions around the world.