Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 18,812 shares of the energy producer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,174,000.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital International Investors increased its position in ConocoPhillips by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 48,360,060 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $4,527,230,000 after purchasing an additional 2,714,663 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 93,886,457 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $9,760,436,000 after purchasing an additional 2,712,703 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 229.2% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,595,177 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $336,544,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,156 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 207.9% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,697,232 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $488,030,000 after purchasing an additional 2,496,606 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,450,162 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $3,880,151,000 after purchasing an additional 2,350,645 shares in the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
COP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on ConocoPhillips from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $160.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $183.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.48.
ConocoPhillips Stock Performance
Shares of COP stock opened at $129.82 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $114.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $117.12. The company has a market cap of $155.96 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. ConocoPhillips has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $135.87.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The energy producer reported $3.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.90 by $0.34. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 14.72% and a net margin of 14.22%.The firm had revenue of $19.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 32.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 10.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.44%.
ConocoPhillips Profile
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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