Phillips 66 $PSX Shares Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 88,101 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,426 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Phillips 66 were worth $11,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 51,930,038 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $6,701,052,000 after purchasing an additional 205,480 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 462.9% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,727,888 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $352,007,000 after purchasing an additional 2,243,268 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 2.8% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 2,400,180 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $319,123,000 after buying an additional 65,568 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 1.5% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,276,036 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $309,586,000 after buying an additional 33,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 424.7% in 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. 76.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Phillips 66

In other Phillips 66 news, Director Kevin Omar Meyers bought 175 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $173.12 per share, for a total transaction of $30,296.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 16,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,908,242.88. This trade represents a 1.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.56, for a total transaction of $102,936.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 97,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,705,826.56. The trade was a 0.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 114,029 shares of company stock worth $19,641,455 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $205.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $168.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Phillips 66 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $187.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Phillips 66 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.11.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on Phillips 66

Phillips 66 Stock Down 3.0%

PSX stock opened at $173.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Phillips 66 has a 1-year low of $109.75 and a 1-year high of $190.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $171.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $153.13. The firm has a market cap of $69.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.70.

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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $1.03. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 2.99% and a return on equity of 10.98%. The firm had revenue of $32.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.90) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 17.64 EPS for the current year.

Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 18th. This represents a $5.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Phillips 66’s payout ratio is presently 50.05%.

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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