71 West Capital Partners Makes New $565,000 Investment in ConocoPhillips $COP

71 West Capital Partners purchased a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 6,031 shares of the energy producer’s stock, valued at approximately $565,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of COP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 120,251,183 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $11,256,713,000 after buying an additional 408,304 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in ConocoPhillips by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 48,360,060 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $4,527,230,000 after acquiring an additional 2,714,663 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,450,162 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $3,880,151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350,645 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,038,675 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $1,407,770,000 after purchasing an additional 648,432 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 14,847,367 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $1,389,862,000 after purchasing an additional 193,401 shares during the last quarter. 82.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ConocoPhillips Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE COP opened at $111.22 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. ConocoPhillips has a one year low of $85.57 and a one year high of $135.87. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $119.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $135.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.11.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The energy producer reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $15.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.62 billion. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 12.10%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.09 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were paid a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of ConocoPhillips from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $118.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Capital One Financial dropped their price target on ConocoPhillips from $156.00 to $154.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on ConocoPhillips from $149.00 to $153.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ConocoPhillips has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.48.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 7,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.03, for a total transaction of $1,001,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 25,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,287,678.52. This trade represents a 23.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 113,221 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.71, for a total transaction of $15,025,558.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 350,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,448,500. The trade was a 24.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 634,715 shares of company stock worth $81,410,816 in the last quarter. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About ConocoPhillips

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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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