Analysts Offer Predictions for Imperial Oil FY2025 Earnings

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Imperial Oil in a report released on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $5.73 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.71. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Cibc World Mkts downgraded Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. TD Securities restated a “sell” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Imperial Oil presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $115.00.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:IMO opened at $84.12 on Thursday. Imperial Oil has a twelve month low of $58.76 and a twelve month high of $101.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $40.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.16 and a beta of 0.70. The company’s 50 day moving average is $92.16 and its 200 day moving average is $87.42.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMO. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,710,473 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $608,459,000 after acquiring an additional 100,665 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 395.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,546,520 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $328,804,000 after purchasing an additional 3,629,568 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 30.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,840,645 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $348,500,000 after purchasing an additional 895,117 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Imperial Oil by 16.2% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,235,443 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $257,194,000 after purchasing an additional 451,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in Imperial Oil by 18.4% in the second quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,053,989 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $163,413,000 after purchasing an additional 318,696 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.26%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN: IMO) is a Canadian integrated energy company involved in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum and petrochemical products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Imperial has operated in Canada for well over a century and is one of the country’s long-standing energy firms. The company is majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation, which provides strategic and technical links to global upstream and downstream capabilities.

Imperial’s operations span upstream activities—exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and oil-sands resources—and downstream operations including refining, manufacturing of fuels and lubricants, petrochemical products, and retail distribution.