TFR Capital LLC. Sells 5,628 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

TFR Capital LLC. trimmed its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) by 23.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,026 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 5,628 shares during the period. TFR Capital LLC.’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $1,705,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in ConocoPhillips during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bogart Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 136.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 315 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 249.5% in the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 325 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling at ConocoPhillips

In other news, Director William H. Mcraven bought 5,768 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $86.68 per share, with a total value of $499,970.24. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 5,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $499,970.24. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total transaction of $46,315,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 325,972 shares in the company, valued at $30,152,410. This trade represents a 60.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research dropped their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $126.00 to $122.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Capital One Financial lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.83.

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ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

Shares of COP stock opened at $98.34 on Friday. ConocoPhillips has a 52 week low of $79.88 and a 52 week high of $106.20. The company has a market capitalization 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.32.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The energy producer reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.20. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 14.25% and a return on equity of 13.64%. The firm had revenue of $15.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.51 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This is an increase from ConocoPhillips’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is 47.52%.

ConocoPhillips Company 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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