Those aiming for above-average market returns often engage in the meticulous process of stock picking. Choosing the right stocks can make a substantial difference in your wealth.
Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) closed the day trading at $82.66 down -3.51% from the previous closing price of $85.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.47 million shares were traded. COP stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.28.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of COP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Raymond James on February 10, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $124 from $157 previously.
On January 17, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $125.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on December 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $132 to $134.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 20 ’24 when Murti Arjun N bought 2,500 shares for $95.87 per share. The transaction valued at 239,675 led to the insider holds 21,500 shares of the business.
WALKER R A bought 10,400 shares of COP for $1,017,161 on Dec 17 ’24. The Director now owns 38,000 shares after completing the transaction at $97.80 per share. On Aug 13 ’24, another insider, LEACH TIMOTHY A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 55,500 shares for $108.11 each. As a result, the insider received 6,000,255 and left with 455,909 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 104496291840 and an Enterprise Value of 129027686400. As of this moment, Conoco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.286 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.308.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COP is 0.71, which has changed by -0.37765396 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COP has reached a high of $134.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $81.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.45%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, COP traded about 8.81M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, COP traded about 9027440 shares per day. A total of 1.28B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.26B. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.19% stake in the company. Shares short for COP as of 1741910400 were 15935588 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1739491200 on 13375012. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15935588 and a Short% of Float of 1.25.
Dividends & Splits
COP’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.12, up from 3.12 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036418814The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.67. The current Payout Ratio is 39.97% for COP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-05-01 when the company split stock in a 1311791:1000000 ratio.
