Nicholas Olds Sells 14,522 Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Stock

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) EVP Nicholas Olds sold 14,522 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.36, for a total value of $1,733,345.92. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,478,751.04. This represents a 53.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

ConocoPhillips Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE:COP opened at $122.85 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.26. ConocoPhillips has a fifty-two week low of $79.88 and a fifty-two week high of $123.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $151.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.27.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy producer reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the business posted $1.98 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued 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 presently 53.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in COP. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 18.2% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 45,645,397 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $4,318,239,000 after buying an additional 7,037,873 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its position in ConocoPhillips by 66.0% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 31.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,778,664 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $966,267,000 after acquiring an additional 2,575,803 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 229.2% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,595,177 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $336,544,000 after acquiring an additional 2,503,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,450,162 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $3,880,151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350,645 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on COP shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Johnson Rice cut ConocoPhillips from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $108.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Roth Mkm downgraded ConocoPhillips from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $112.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.38.

Key Stories Impacting ConocoPhillips

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.