Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in ConocoPhillips $COP

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 8.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,996,426 shares of the energy producer’s stock after buying an additional 160,410 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $188,842,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of COP. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 40,382,724 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $3,623,946,000 after acquiring an additional 287,970 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 1.8% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 14,653,966 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,386,119,000 after purchasing an additional 260,091 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 31.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,778,664 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $966,267,000 after buying an additional 2,575,803 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 31.3% during the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 10,351,010 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $979,102,000 after acquiring an additional 2,467,555 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 4.0% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,424,232 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $577,471,000 after purchasing an additional 244,810 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ConocoPhillips from $116.00 to $98.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Wolfe Research upped their target price on ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.54.

ConocoPhillips News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target on COP to $144 with a Buy rating, giving the shares clear analyst support and a sizable upside thesis that likely helped the rally. UBS price target raise (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets reiterated/forecast strong price appreciation for COP, and a separate report notes a price‑target raise to $135 — multiple upgrades are boosting investor confidence and inflows. BMO forecast (American Banking News)
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors and outlets are reassessing COP’s valuation after the recent share gains; analysis pieces flag the stock’s strong momentum but question how much cash‑flow upside is already priced in — useful context for longer‑term holders. Assessing ConocoPhillips Valuation (Yahoo Finance)
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector commentary notes upside if oil revisits $100/bbl — that scenario would materially boost cash flow and dividends for major producers like COP, but it remains speculative while WTI trades around $80. If Oil Hits $100 (247WallSt)
• Negative Sentiment: Jim Cramer flagged an oil sell‑off as the start of a broader bull market while noting shares of large names including ConocoPhillips are sliding in that environment — short‑term sentiment swings in oil are creating volatility for COP. Jim Cramer: oil sell-off context (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Louisiana officials say a major coastal‑damage lawsuit with ConocoPhillips is close to settlement — a potential legal payout or remediation obligation is an overhang that could pressure sentiment until terms are disclosed. Louisiana lawsuit settlement near (NOLA)
• Negative Sentiment: MarketWatch notes COP underperformed peers on a recent session — relative weakness versus competitors can trigger short‑term fund flows away from the stock even as the broader sector rallies. COP underperformance vs peers (MarketWatch)

ConocoPhillips Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of COP stock opened at $117.25 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $104.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. ConocoPhillips has a fifty-two week low of $79.88 and a fifty-two week high of $122.50. The stock has a market cap of $144.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.27.

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

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is 53.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at ConocoPhillips

In other news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total transaction of $46,315,490.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.