Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) Receives $133.93 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $133.93.

PSX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on shares of Phillips 66 from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $140.00 to $122.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th.

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Phillips 66 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PSX opened at $126.80 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $116.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $117.09. The firm has a market cap of $51.66 billion, a PE ratio of 28.88, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Phillips 66 has a 1-year low of $91.01 and a 1-year high of $150.12.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.90) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by ($0.97). The firm had revenue of $31.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.93 billion. Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 1.32%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.90 EPS. Research analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 6.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.79%. This is a boost from Phillips 66’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. Phillips 66’s payout ratio is 109.34%.

Insider Transactions at Phillips 66

In other news, EVP Brian Mandell sold 9,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total value of $1,225,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 56,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,104,750. This represents a 14.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert W. Pease purchased 439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $113.85 per share, for a total transaction of $49,980.15. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 4,091 shares in the company, valued at $465,760.35. The trade was a 12.02% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Phillips 66

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Phillips 66 during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Pacific Center for Financial Services bought a new position in Phillips 66 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Phillips 66 during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Graney & King LLC acquired a new position in Phillips 66 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Phillips 66 during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.93% of the company’s stock.

About Phillips 66

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Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas.

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