Mather Group LLC. Sells 6,749 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

Mather Group LLC. lowered its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 27.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,746 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 6,749 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $1,661,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in ConocoPhillips in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 58.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Nicholas G. Olds sold 14,522 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 12,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,478,751.04. This represents a 53.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Timothy A. Leach sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.79, for a total value of $4,751,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 411,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,847,754.69. The trade was a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 621,670 shares of company stock worth $78,320,133 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

ConocoPhillips Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:COP opened at $133.94 on Friday. 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 has a twelve month low of $79.88 and a twelve month high of $134.87. The company has a market cap of $165.51 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.27. The company’s 50 day moving average is $112.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.08.

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

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were paid 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 2.5%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Susquehanna increased their target price 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. Zacks Research lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Argus upped their price target on ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $108.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.16.

Key Stories Impacting ConocoPhillips

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $149 and moved COP to “overweight,” supporting further upside from current levels. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts’ fair‑value updates lifted ConocoPhillips’ estimate (to ~$128.29 in one note), reflecting higher medium‑term oil price assumptions that justify stronger EPS/valuation scenarios. COP investment story shifting (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: COP recently hit a 52‑week high, signaling momentum and investor appetite for large independent E&P names. 52‑week high (Investing.com)
• Positive Sentiment: Higher oil prices (Brent above ~$95) are a sector tailwind for upstream producers like ConocoPhillips, boosting cash flow sensitivity to commodity strength. Oil >$95 sector note (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Options desks flag COP as a covered‑call candidate given elevated prices and implied volatility — indicates some investors prefer income harvesting over outright bullish exposure. Covered‑call interest (Barchart)
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage (new analyst attention); some houses remain cautious or have wide target ranges, so consensus expectations are mixed and valuation dispersion remains high. Truist initiation (American Banking News)
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed this week (including SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose and reports of larger executive sales); heavy insider dispositions can raise short‑term investor caution about near‑term allocation. Insider sales disclosure (InsiderTrades)
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/operational risk: ConocoPhillips has sought U.S. protection around Qatari energy assets after regional strikes — evacuations and security actions add near‑term operational uncertainty for LNG and related projects. Qatar protection request (Yahoo)

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.