Capital One Financial Comments on ConocoPhillips Q2 Earnings

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) – Analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for ConocoPhillips in a research note issued on Monday, February 10th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy producer will post earnings per share of $2.04 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.88. The consensus estimate for ConocoPhillips’ current full-year earnings is $8.30 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for ConocoPhillips’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.63 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.84 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.24 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $137.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Piper Sandler cut their price target on ConocoPhillips from $135.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $132.00 to $128.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Raymond James cut ConocoPhillips from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $157.00 to $124.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $138.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $133.72.

ConocoPhillips Stock Performance

COP stock opened at $101.72 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $100.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $117.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.06, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.29. ConocoPhillips has a 1 year low of $94.23 and a 1 year high of $135.18.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The energy producer reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.20. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 16.23%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ConocoPhillips

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its stake in ConocoPhillips by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 80,558 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $7,989,000 after purchasing an additional 23,600 shares during the period. Sava Infond d.o.o. purchased a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips during the fourth quarter valued at $649,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in ConocoPhillips by 793.6% during the fourth quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 60,256 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $5,976,000 after buying an additional 53,513 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,035,964 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $205,816,000 after acquiring an additional 357,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Korea Investment CORP lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 1,054,671 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $104,592,000 after purchasing an additional 3,424 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Arjun N. Murti purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $95.87 per share, with a total value of $239,675.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 21,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,061,205. This trade represents a 13.16 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director R A. Walker bought 10,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $97.80 per share, with a total value of $1,017,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 38,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,400. This trade represents a 37.68 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.05%.

About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.