Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) May Be Attracting Institutional Investments

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

Conoco Phillips is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Energy sector and is a part of the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The current market capitalization of Conoco Phillips is $126.42B. A total of 8.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.86M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Murti Arjun N bought 2,500 shares of COP for 95.87 per share on Dec 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 21,500 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 17 ’24, WALKER R A bought 10,400 shares at 97.80 per share. COP shares that Director owns now total 38,000.

Among the insiders who sold shares, LEACH TIMOTHY A disposed of 55,500 shares on Aug 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $108.11. This resulted in the Director holding 455,909 shares of COP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Timothy Allen Leach bought 66,757 shares at $110.03 per share on Aug 13 ’24.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Conoco Phillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.73. COP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.11% when it declared a $0.78 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.03%. The COP stock dividend was $0.78 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, COP has a high of $134.71 and a low of $86.81.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. COP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $6.59B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $19.93B in debt and $12.02B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $50.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $45.41B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for COP is Buy with a score of 4.68.

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