Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Has $5.67 Million Stake in ConocoPhillips $COP

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its stake in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) by 46.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 59,969 shares of the energy producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,975 shares during the quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $5,673,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.7% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 40,382,724 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $3,623,946,000 after buying an additional 287,970 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in ConocoPhillips by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 14,393,875 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,291,706,000 after buying an additional 224,201 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised 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 acquiring an additional 2,575,803 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in ConocoPhillips by 66.0% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 7,883,455 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $707,461,000 after acquiring an additional 3,135,315 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 4.0% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,424,232 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $577,471,000 after acquiring an additional 244,810 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

ConocoPhillips News Roundup

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Insider Transactions at ConocoPhillips

In other news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total transaction of $46,315,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 325,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,152,410. This trade represents a 60.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director William H. Mcraven bought 5,768 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $86.68 per share, for a total transaction of $499,970.24. Following the purchase, the director owned 5,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $499,970.24. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on COP. Mizuho lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $120.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on ConocoPhillips from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $98.00 price target on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $110.83.

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ConocoPhillips Price Performance

Shares of COP stock opened at $98.34 on Friday. ConocoPhillips has a 12 month low of $79.88 and a 12 month high of $106.20. The company has a market capitalization of $121.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The energy producer reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $15.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.51 billion. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 13.64% and a net margin of 14.25%.ConocoPhillips’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.78 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from ConocoPhillips’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.52%.

ConocoPhillips 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

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