Imperial Oil Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.36 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on IMO. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $101.00 price target on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Imperial Oil presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.33.

Imperial Oil Trading Up 0.7%

Imperial Oil stock opened at $71.69 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $36.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.88 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Imperial Oil has a 1 year low of $58.76 and a 1 year high of $80.17. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $68.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.87.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 42.8% in the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 14,364 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $874,000 after acquiring an additional 4,308 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 945,002 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $58,212,000 after acquiring an additional 212,707 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Imperial Oil in the fourth quarter worth about $258,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 63,193 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,893,000 after acquiring an additional 5,181 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Imperial Oil in the fourth quarter worth about $7,982,000. 20.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.523 per share. This is a positive change from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 4th. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is currently 25.80%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil Limited engages in exploration, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical segments. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil, natural gas, synthetic crude oil, and bitumen. The Downstream segment transports and refines crude oil, blends refined products, and distributes and markets of refined products.