Heather Hrap Sells 2,654 Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Stock

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) SVP Heather Hrap sold 2,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total transaction of $317,630.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 5,663 shares in the company, valued at $677,747.84. The trade was a 31.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

ConocoPhillips stock opened at $122.85 on Wednesday. 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 cap of $151.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.27. ConocoPhillips has a 1-year low of $79.88 and a 1-year high of $123.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $107.58 and a 200-day moving average of $97.26.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last announced its quarterly 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). ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 11.90%. The business had revenue of $13.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.35 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.98 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 is currently 53.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ConocoPhillips

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COP. Tema Etfs LLC purchased a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,804,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 14.7% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,331,176 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $220,506,000 after buying an additional 298,245 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 8.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,996,426 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $188,842,000 after buying an additional 160,410 shares during the last quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.2% in the third quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 389,995 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $36,890,000 after buying an additional 11,958 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 12.1% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 140,829 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $13,321,000 after buying an additional 15,202 shares in the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key ConocoPhillips News

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on COP shares. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Johnson Rice lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $108.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $116.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $120.38.

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.