Capital One Financial Estimates ConocoPhillips Q1 Earnings

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for ConocoPhillips in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 10th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy producer will post earnings of $1.97 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.77. The consensus estimate for ConocoPhillips’ current full-year earnings is $8.30 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for ConocoPhillips’ FY2029 earnings at $9.37 EPS.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The energy producer reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.20. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 16.23%.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $137.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $135.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Raymond James lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $157.00 to $124.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on ConocoPhillips from $138.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $133.72.

ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

COP stock opened at $99.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.29. ConocoPhillips has a one year low of $94.23 and a one year high of $135.18. The firm has a market cap of $114.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.76, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.18.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is currently 40.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Arjun N. Murti bought 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $95.87 per share, for a total transaction of $239,675.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 21,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,061,205. This trade represents a 13.16 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director R A. Walker acquired 10,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $97.80 per share, for a total transaction of $1,017,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 38,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,716,400. This trade represents a 37.68 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of ConocoPhillips

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Albion Financial Group UT lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 876.9% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 254 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in ConocoPhillips during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.