Ceeto Capital Group LLC Purchases 5,000 Shares of ConocoPhillips $COP

Ceeto Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,000 shares of the energy producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the quarter. Ceeto Capital Group LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.7% during the third quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 9,585 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $907,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Community Bank N.A. lifted its position in ConocoPhillips by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 11,014 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,042,000 after acquiring an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its position in ConocoPhillips by 27.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 16,319 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,544,000 after acquiring an additional 3,532 shares in the last quarter. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. boosted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. now owns 4,501 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $426,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,066 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ConocoPhillips Price Performance

NYSE COP opened at $122.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.24, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.27. ConocoPhillips has a 1-year low of $79.88 and a 1-year high of $122.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $106.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.94.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $13.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.35 billion. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 12.98%.The business’s revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.98 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th were given a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 18th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.00%.

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 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. The trade was a 60.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.04, for a total transaction of $1,003,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,984 shares in the company, valued at $3,893,431.36. This trade represents a 20.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 549,208 shares of company stock worth $52,070,430 in the last three months. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on COP shares. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $120.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ConocoPhillips currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $119.33.

ConocoPhillips News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher crude and geopolitical risk are drawing investor attention to major producers, lifting the sector and COP in particular. Oil Price Back to the Glory Days
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target on COP to $154 and set an “overweight” rating, implying significant upside from current levels — a formal analyst endorsement that can support buyer interest. Piper Sandler PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: TheStreet highlights that while oil-price swings move the stock, the bigger long-term catalyst may be ConocoPhillips’ internal execution — cash returns, portfolio optimization and disciplined capex — which investors view as durable value drivers. Oil’s whiplash is powering ConocoPhillips
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader commentary notes a sector rotation into energy as crude recovers; this macro interest helps COP but increases reliance on commodity moves rather than idiosyncratic stock drivers. Energy is no longer dead money
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sale — a ConocoPhillips director sold roughly $4.75M of stock — is being reported and can be viewed as a near-term caution for some investors. Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results missed estimates (EPS and revenue), reminding investors that higher oil prices need to translate into consistent operational and earnings improvement to sustain multiple expansion.

About ConocoPhillips

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.