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The closing price of Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) was $93.2 for the day, up 0.38% from the previous closing price of $92.85. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.56 million shares were traded. COP stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.5129 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.955.
Ratios:
Our analysis of COP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.13 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
On February 10, 2025, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $157 to $124.
On January 17, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $125.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on January 17, 2025, with a $125 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 16 ’25 when JOHNSON KIRK L. bought 5,300 shares for $94.24 per share. The transaction valued at 499,472 led to the insider holds 14,527 shares of the business.
Murti Arjun N bought 2,500 shares of COP for $239,675 on Dec 20 ’24. The Director now owns 21,500 shares after completing the transaction at $95.87 per share. On Dec 17 ’24, another insider, WALKER R A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 10,400 shares for $97.80 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,017,161 and bolstered with 38,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COP now has a Market Capitalization of 117656608768 and an Enterprise Value of 134205612032. As of this moment, Conoco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.271 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.245.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COP is 0.69, which has changed by -0.12840176 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COP has reached a high of $116.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.36%.
Shares Statistics:
COP traded an average of 7.80M shares per day over the past three months and 6109690 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.26B. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.63% stake in the company. Shares short for COP as of 1752537600 were 15612657 with a Short Ratio of 2.00, compared to 1749772800 on 16950034. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15612657 and a Short% of Float of 1.24.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.12, COP has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033602584The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.64. The current Payout Ratio is 39.97% for COP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-05-01 when the company split stock in a 1311791:1000000 ratio.
