Intact Investment Management Inc. Acquires 29,400 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

Intact Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) by 46.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,400 shares of the energy producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,400 shares during the period. Intact Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $8,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of COP. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in ConocoPhillips by 0.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 224,201 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 31.4% during the 2nd 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 period. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,135,315 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 4.0% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,424,232 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $577,471,000 after purchasing an additional 244,810 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Capital One Financial upped their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $109.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, December 29th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ConocoPhillips has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.83.

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Insider Transactions at ConocoPhillips

In other ConocoPhillips news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total value of $46,315,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 325,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,152,410. This trade represents a 60.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William H. Mcraven purchased 5,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $86.68 per share, for a total transaction of $499,970.24. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 5,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $499,970.24. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

ConocoPhillips Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COP opened at $98.34 on Monday. ConocoPhillips has a one year low of $79.88 and a one year high of $106.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $121.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.91, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.32. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.00.

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

ConocoPhillips Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were given a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from ConocoPhillips’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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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