ConocoPhillips $COP Position Lifted by Advisory Services Network LLC

Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 133,576 shares of the energy producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,326 shares during the quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $12,635,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 5.9% in the second quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,681 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 374 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.4% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 351,590 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $31,552,000 after purchasing an additional 11,552 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 8.9% in the second quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,432 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $2,910,000 after buying an additional 2,649 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its position in ConocoPhillips by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 22,384 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $2,009,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordwand Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ConocoPhillips during the second quarter valued at $235,000. 82.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on COP shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on ConocoPhillips from $120.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $113.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $132.00 to $133.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.38.

ConocoPhillips Trading Up 1.3%

COP opened at $122.85 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $107.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market cap of $151.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.27. ConocoPhillips has a twelve month low of $79.88 and a twelve month high of $123.96.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last announced its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.35 billion. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 12.98%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.98 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is presently 53.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ConocoPhillips news, Director Timothy A. Leach sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $48,847,754.69. The trade was a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Heather G. Hrap sold 2,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.68, for a total value of $317,630.72. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,663 shares in the company, valued at $677,747.84. The trade was a 31.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 600,884 shares of company stock worth $58,250,367 in the last 90 days. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about ConocoPhillips

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised long-term oil assumptions and reiterated bullish views on COP, citing the company’s strong leverage to crude and its 2026 production/guidance and capital-discipline commitments (including ~$1.0B cost reductions and sizable shareholder returns). Higher Oil Assumptions And Geopolitical Risk Might Change The Case For Investing In ConocoPhillips (COP)
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho, Barclays and Piper Sandler (among others) lifted price targets—Mizuho to $136, Barclays to $128 and Piper Sandler more aggressively toward $154—giving fresh analyst support that can attract buying from institutions. Mizuho/Benzinga coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Oil-price upside from Strait-of-Hormuz shipping risk and uncertainty around a U.S.-led protection coalition is boosting energy-sector momentum, which typically flows to upstream producers like COP. Oil jumps over 2% as doubts linger over U.S.-backed plan to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target to $120 but kept an Underperform rating, illustrating mixed analyst views despite higher oil assumptions. Bank of America and Barclays Update ConocoPhillips (COP) Targets on Oil Outlook Shift
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller operational notices and sector roundup pieces (e.g., lists of oil stocks that benefit from rising crude) support sector interest but are not COP-specific drivers. 5 Oil and Gas Stocks That Benefit From Soaring Crude Prices
• Negative Sentiment: Material insider selling disclosed this week: EVP Nicholas Olds sold 14,522 shares, SVP Andrew Lundquist sold 34,500 shares and SVP Heather Hrap sold 2,654 shares—large, clustered executive sales that can weigh on sentiment and raise questions on timing. Nicholas Olds insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage highlighted insider sales and asked whether profit-taking signals concerns around capital returns or near-term outlook, a potential short-term headwind for the stock. ConocoPhillips Insider Sales Stir Questions On Capital Returns And Outlook

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.