ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Given New $128.00 Price Target at Argus

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) had its price objective hoisted by Argus from $111.00 to $128.00 in a report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $117.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $102.00 target price on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ConocoPhillips currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.54.

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ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

COP opened at $111.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market capitalization of $137.79 billion, a PE ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.23. ConocoPhillips has a 1 year low of $79.88 and a 1 year high of $112.07.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy producer reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by ($0.21). ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 11.90%. The company had revenue of $13.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.98 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 18th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is presently 53.00%.

Insider Activity at ConocoPhillips

In other news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total value of $46,315,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 325,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,152,410. The trade was a 60.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of ConocoPhillips

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COP. Capital International Investors raised its stake in ConocoPhillips by 18.2% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 45,645,397 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $4,318,239,000 after purchasing an additional 7,037,873 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 66.0% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 7,883,455 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $707,461,000 after acquiring an additional 3,135,315 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 31.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,778,664 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $966,267,000 after buying an additional 2,575,803 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 6.0% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,350,645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips during the 3rd quarter valued at about $135,265,000. 82.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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ConocoPhillips Company Profile

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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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