ConocoPhillips $COP Shares Sold by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) by 17.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 312,930 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 67,947 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $29,293,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 192.6% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 4,649 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 3,060 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 4th quarter valued at $297,000. Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 27,950 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $2,616,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. CNB Bank increased its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. CNB Bank now owns 11,864 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,216 shares during the period. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 17,307 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,620,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. 82.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ConocoPhillips Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:COP opened at $118.95 on Tuesday. ConocoPhillips has a 52-week low of $85.57 and a 52-week high of $135.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $121.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $109.79. The company has a market capitalization of $144.91 billion, a PE ratio of 20.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.11.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The energy producer reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 12.10%.The firm had revenue of $15.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.62 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.09 EPS. ConocoPhillips’s revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is 57.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Nicholas G. Olds sold 14,522 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.36, for a total value of $1,733,345.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 12,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,478,751.04. The trade was a 53.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Andrew D. Lundquist sold 34,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total transaction of $4,128,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 17,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,090,689.92. This trade represents a 66.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 686,391 shares of company stock valued at $87,590,752. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on COP shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $136.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $128.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Roth Mkm lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ConocoPhillips currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $134.48.

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About ConocoPhillips

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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.

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