Capital One Financial Estimates ConocoPhillips Q2 Earnings

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) – Capital One Financial lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for ConocoPhillips in a research note issued on Monday, July 14th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy producer will post earnings per share of $1.32 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for ConocoPhillips’ current full-year earnings is $8.16 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for ConocoPhillips’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.69 EPS.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The energy producer reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 16.54% and a net margin of 16.02%. The business had revenue of $16.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.05 EPS.

COP has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 target price (up from $103.00) on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $111.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $119.00 target price on shares of ConocoPhillips in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $113.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on ConocoPhillips from $135.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $122.70.

ConocoPhillips Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of COP stock opened at $91.54 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $90.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.72 billion, a PE ratio of 11.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.13. ConocoPhillips has a 1-year low of $79.88 and a 1-year high of $118.40.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.64%.

Insider Activity at ConocoPhillips

In other ConocoPhillips news, EVP Kirk L. Johnson bought 5,300 shares of ConocoPhillips stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $94.24 per share, for a total transaction of $499,472.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 14,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,369,024.48. This represents a 57.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in ConocoPhillips during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. 10Elms LLP acquired a new stake in shares of ConocoPhillips during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 341.5% in the 1st quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 287 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the period. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in ConocoPhillips in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Crowley Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in ConocoPhillips in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

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.