River Road Asset Management LLC Has $5.91 Million Stock Position in Phillips 66 $PSX

River Road Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXFree Report) by 39.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,786 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 30,060 shares during the quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Phillips 66 were worth $5,908,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Phillips 66 by 238.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,239 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,166,000 after purchasing an additional 7,214 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 34,891 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,308,000 after purchasing an additional 10,089 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Phillips 66 by 28.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 157,455 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $18,788,000 after buying an additional 34,698 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Phillips 66 by 9.1% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 346,679 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $41,359,000 after buying an additional 28,988 shares during the period. Finally, Glenview Trust co grew its position in Phillips 66 by 2.6% during the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 8,949 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. 76.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kevin Omar Meyers acquired 175 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $173.12 per share, with a total value of $30,296.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 16,799 shares in the company, valued at $2,908,242.88. The trade was a 1.05% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.56, for a total value of $102,936.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 97,376 shares in the company, valued at $16,705,826.56. This represents a 0.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 45,629 shares of company stock worth $8,071,540. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Phillips 66 from $188.00 to $202.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $159.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wolfe Research upped their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $187.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $180.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.33.

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Shares of NYSE PSX opened at $166.13 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $66.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.37, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Phillips 66 has a 12 month low of $118.00 and a 12 month high of $190.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $171.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $158.93.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The oil and gas company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $1.03. The company had revenue of $32.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.86 billion. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 2.99% and a return on equity of 10.98%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.90) EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Phillips 66 will post 18.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th were paid a dividend of $1.27 per share. This represents a $5.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. 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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