Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Imperial Oil in a research note issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.16. 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 FY2025 earnings at $5.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.56 EPS.

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

Imperial Oil Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:IMO opened at $81.99 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $76.92 and a 200-day moving average of $70.86. The company has a market capitalization of $41.74 billion, a PE ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.48. Imperial Oil has a 52-week low of $58.76 and a 52-week high of $83.33.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were paid a $0.523 dividend. This is a positive change 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 yield of 2.55%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.87%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Imperial Oil

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,648 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,916 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC increased its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 28,082 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,029,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 3,971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

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.