Phillips 66 $PSX Shares Sold by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. reduced its position in Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) by 17.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 31,248 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 6,606 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Phillips 66 were worth $4,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of PSX. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,210 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. L2 Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 4.0% during the third quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 1,893 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 0.5% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,658 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,130,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 1.6% during the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,636 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Abacus Planning Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 1,989 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. 76.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Phillips 66 news, Director Lisa Ann Davis sold 3,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.37, for a total value of $662,606.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,701 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,517,193.37. This represents a 30.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kevin Omar Meyers purchased 175 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $173.12 per share, with a total value of $30,296.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,908,242.88. This represents a 1.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 114,029 shares of company stock worth $19,641,455. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price target on Phillips 66 from $158.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Phillips 66 from $168.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on Phillips 66 from $187.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group increased their price target on Phillips 66 from $172.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on Phillips 66 from $152.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.11.

Get Our Latest Analysis on Phillips 66

Phillips 66 Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:PSX opened at $178.03 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $172.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $153.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.13. Phillips 66 has a 1 year low of $111.19 and a 1 year high of $190.61.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $1.03. The firm had revenue of $32.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.86 billion. Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 10.98% and a net margin of 2.99%.Phillips 66’s revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.90) earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Phillips 66 will post 17.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement

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

Phillips 66 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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