ConocoPhillips $COP Shares Sold by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. lessened its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 27.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm 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).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COP. Greenfield Savings Bank grew its position in ConocoPhillips by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Greenfield Savings Bank now owns 9,018 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $853,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 12,154 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,091,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 7,917 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $749,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.5% in the third quarter. Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,441 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 58.0% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. 82.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $122.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $102.00 price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Argus raised their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Johnson Rice lowered shares of ConocoPhillips from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $108.00 to $105.00 in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ConocoPhillips currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.16.

Insider Transactions at ConocoPhillips

In related news, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 506,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.26, for a total value of $64,495,368.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 6,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $869,822.10. The trade was a 98.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Andrew D. Lundquist sold 34,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total transaction of $4,128,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 17,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,090,689.92. The trade was a 66.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 621,670 shares of company stock worth $78,320,133 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

More ConocoPhillips News

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 Stock Performance

NYSE COP opened at $133.94 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $112.57 and a 200 day moving average of $99.08. 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.

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 business had revenue of $13.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.35 billion. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 11.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.98 earnings per share. Sell-side 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 was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were paid a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 53.00%.

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.