ConocoPhillips $COP Shares Bought by Fiduciary Alliance LLC

Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 170,860 shares of the energy producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,940 shares during the quarter. ConocoPhillips comprises 1.0% of Fiduciary Alliance LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Fiduciary Alliance LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $15,994,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the third quarter worth $26,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the third quarter worth $28,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 58.0% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on COP. Barclays lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $118.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Wall Street Zen raised ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Raymond James Financial lifted 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. Finally, Roth Mkm cut ConocoPhillips from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $112.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.08.

Key Headlines Impacting ConocoPhillips

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher targets — Royal Bank of Canada and Piper Sandler raised price targets and kept bullish ratings, signaling analyst confidence in COP’s outlook and implying meaningful upside from current levels. RBC raises price target Piper Sandler raises price target
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish brokerage research — BMO Capital Markets and Wolfe Research published forecasts calling for strong price appreciation, supporting the case that COP’s cash flows and capital returns could drive further gains. BMO forecast Wolfe Research forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Favorable fundamentals if oil stays high — analysis notes COP’s low-cost asset base, Marathon Oil integration and leverage to near-$100 oil should boost margins and cash flow if commodity prices remain elevated. Zacks analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Exploration opportunity in Venezuela — COP is sending a small evaluation team to Venezuela to assess oil and gas opportunities; this could add long‑term resource upside but carries political, execution and timing uncertainty. Reuters: Venezuela visit
• Negative Sentiment: Oil-price shock from ceasefire news — a U.S.-Iran ceasefire led crude to slip below $100, triggering broad selloffs in major oil producers (XOM, CVX, COP) and pressuring COP’s near-term revenue outlook. TipRanks: crude drop
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings and near-term profit risk — analysts expect a double‑digit decline in Q1 profit and COP missed estimates in its last reported quarter, which can sustain downward pressure until results and guidance arrive. Barchart: Q1 expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Recent volatility and short-term selling — several market reports flagged abrupt intraday and premarket declines tied to the commodity move and sector rotation, contributing to the stock’s pullback. Yahoo Finance: recent selloff

Insider Transactions at ConocoPhillips

In related news, EVP Nicholas G. Olds sold 14,522 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 12,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,478,751.04. This trade represents a 53.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 8,500 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.04, for a total value of $1,003,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,893,431.36. This trade represents a 20.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 734,891 shares of company stock valued at $93,345,692 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

ConocoPhillips Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE:COP opened at $123.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $150.45 billion, a PE ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $118.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.35. ConocoPhillips has a 12-month low of $80.80 and a 12-month high of $135.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy producer reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by ($0.21). The company had revenue of $13.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.35 billion. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 11.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.98 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

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

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.