ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Price Target Raised to $136.00 at Mizuho

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) had its target price raised by Mizuho from $121.00 to $136.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the energy producer’s stock.

COP has been the topic of several other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $116.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research downgraded ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Capital One Financial lifted their target price on ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Johnson Rice downgraded ConocoPhillips from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $108.00 to $105.00 in a report on Friday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.38.

ConocoPhillips Price Performance

COP stock opened at $122.85 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $107.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.26. ConocoPhillips has a 52-week low of $79.88 and a 52-week high of $123.96. The company has a market capitalization of $151.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 12.98%.The company had revenue of $13.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.35 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.98 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 8,500 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.04, for a total transaction of $1,003,340.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,893,431.36. This trade represents a 20.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Andrew D. Lundquist sold 34,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total value of $4,128,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 17,469 shares in the company, valued at $2,090,689.92. This represents a 66.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 600,884 shares of company stock valued at $58,250,367 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COP. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. 82.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ConocoPhillips News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised long-term oil assumptions and reiterated bullish views on COP, citing the company’s strong leverage to crude and its 2026 production/guidance and capital-discipline commitments (including ~$1.0B cost reductions and sizable shareholder returns). Higher Oil Assumptions And Geopolitical Risk Might Change The Case For Investing In ConocoPhillips (COP)
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho, Barclays and Piper Sandler (among others) lifted price targets—Mizuho to $136, Barclays to $128 and Piper Sandler more aggressively toward $154—giving fresh analyst support that can attract buying from institutions. Mizuho/Benzinga coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Oil-price upside from Strait-of-Hormuz shipping risk and uncertainty around a U.S.-led protection coalition is boosting energy-sector momentum, which typically flows to upstream producers like COP. Oil jumps over 2% as doubts linger over U.S.-backed plan to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target to $120 but kept an Underperform rating, illustrating mixed analyst views despite higher oil assumptions. Bank of America and Barclays Update ConocoPhillips (COP) Targets on Oil Outlook Shift
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller operational notices and sector roundup pieces (e.g., lists of oil stocks that benefit from rising crude) support sector interest but are not COP-specific drivers. 5 Oil and Gas Stocks That Benefit From Soaring Crude Prices
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling disclosed this week: EVP Nicholas Olds sold 14,522 shares, SVP Andrew Lundquist sold 34,500 shares and SVP Heather Hrap sold 2,654 shares—large, clustered executive sales that can weigh on sentiment and raise questions on timing. Nicholas Olds insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage highlighted insider sales and asked whether profit-taking signals concerns around capital returns or near-term outlook, a potential short-term headwind for the stock. ConocoPhillips Insider Sales Stir Questions On Capital Returns And Outlook

ConocoPhillips Company Profile

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.