Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Imperial Oil in a report issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.15. 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 $0.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.82 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

IMO has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wolfe Research upgraded Imperial Oil from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $101.00 price target on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Desjardins downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of Imperial Oil from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.33.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN IMO opened at $82.05 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.77 billion, a PE ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Imperial Oil has a twelve month low of $58.76 and a twelve month high of $83.33. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.82.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were paid a dividend of $0.523 per share. This is an increase from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $2.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.55%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Imperial Oil

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Imperial Oil by 88.5% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 543 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC grew its holdings in Imperial Oil by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 7,136.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 796 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $580,000 after buying an additional 785 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the first quarter worth about $71,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

About Imperial Oil

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.