Indivisible Partners Buys Shares of 7,799 ConocoPhillips $COP

Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 7,799 shares of the energy producer’s stock, valued at approximately $730,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of COP. Capital International Investors raised its position in ConocoPhillips by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 45,645,397 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $4,318,239,000 after purchasing an additional 7,037,873 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 31.3% in 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. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,994,674 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $1,228,886,000 after acquiring an additional 2,216,010 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter worth $135,265,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 505.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 589,980 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $55,228,000 after acquiring an additional 735,319 shares in the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Timothy A. Leach sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.79, for a total transaction of $4,751,600.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 411,211 shares in the company, valued at $48,847,754.69. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 506,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.26, for a total transaction of $64,495,368.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $869,822.10. This trade represents a 98.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 734,891 shares of company stock valued at $93,345,692. 0.09% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on COP shares. Zacks Research raised ConocoPhillips from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $118.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen raised ConocoPhillips from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $149.00 to $152.00 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $108.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ConocoPhillips has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.04.

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ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

COP opened at $118.80 on Thursday. ConocoPhillips has a 52-week low of $84.28 and a 52-week high of $135.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $144.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $122.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.92.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The energy producer reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.17. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.10% and a return on equity of 11.39%. The firm had revenue of $15.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.62 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.09 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ConocoPhillips will post 9.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 11th. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is 57.05%.

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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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