King Luther Capital Management Corp Sells 49,206 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

King Luther Capital Management Corp lowered its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,228,968 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 49,206 shares during the period. ConocoPhillips makes up about 0.9% of King Luther Capital Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $210,838,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 136.8% in 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. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 8.2% in the second quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 20,373 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $1,828,000 after buying an additional 1,544 shares in the last quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. boosted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 3.9% during the second quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 13,040 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. Klingman & Associates LLC bought a new stake in ConocoPhillips during the second quarter valued at $246,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in ConocoPhillips by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 234,928 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $21,082,000 after acquiring an additional 5,410 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at ConocoPhillips

In other ConocoPhillips news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total value of $46,315,490.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 325,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,152,410. The trade was a 60.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

ConocoPhillips News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Energy-sector strength and investor interest in large-cap oil names are supporting COP; analysts and market commentary note the sector is the top YTD performer, which bodes well for ConocoPhillips relative performance. Chevron vs ConocoPhillips
• Positive Sentiment: Management says the recent Alaska rig collapse will not affect ConocoPhillips’ Alaska drilling plans, removing a near-term operational overhang and reducing an execution risk that could have damped production outlook. ConocoPhillips sees no effect on Alaska drilling plans after rig collapse
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity — traders bought roughly 257,631 call contracts (a >1,100% jump vs. average) — signals short-term bullish positioning/hedging that can amplify upside into option expiries. (Market data item)
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed institutional moves and analyst targets create a two-way dynamic: while some funds trimmed positions heavily in recent quarters, the median analyst target sits near the stock’s recent highs, leaving valuation and upside expectations balanced. ConocoPhillips (COP) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: A Roth Capital downgrade reduces near-term analyst support and may prompt some passive or model-driven selling; the note lowers conviction amid concerns about oil-price direction. Roth Capital downgrades ConocoPhillips (COP)
• Negative Sentiment: Another downgrade theme: analysts flag that oil prices may be near a short-term peak, which reduces revenue/earnings visibility and supports lower near-term estimates for COP. ConocoPhillips downgraded as oil prices may be near a short-term peak
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 results showed declines in revenue, profit and EPS year-over-year; weaker operating metrics and a sizable CEO share sale noted in filings increase near-term caution among fundamental investors. ConocoPhillips (COP) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary notes ConocoPhillips is relatively richly valued among oil peers, which makes it more sensitive to oil-price weakness and could magnify downside if commodity momentum reverses. Why ConocoPhillips Stock Dropped on Tuesday

ConocoPhillips Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:COP opened at $110.55 on Thursday. ConocoPhillips has a 52-week low of $79.88 and a 52-week high of $112.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $136.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $99.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.53.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy producer reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.23 by ($0.21). ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 12.98%.The business had revenue of $13.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.98 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be given a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is currently 53.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on COP shares. Wall Street Zen raised ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Roth Mkm cut shares of ConocoPhillips from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $112.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday. Capital One Financial upped their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $132.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.54.

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.