Advisory Services Network LLC Grows Stock Holdings in ConocoPhillips $COP

Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 133,576 shares of the energy producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,326 shares during the quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $12,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in ConocoPhillips during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 58.0% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas bought a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

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 Trading Up 1.3%

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

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last announced 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 net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 11.90%. The firm had revenue of $13.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.35 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict 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 given a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 18th. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on ConocoPhillips from $121.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ConocoPhillips currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 8,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,893,431.36. The trade was a 20.49% 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 the SEC website. Also, EVP Nicholas G. Olds sold 14,522 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 12,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,478,751.04. The trade was a 53.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 600,884 shares of company stock valued at $58,250,367. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

ConocoPhillips 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.