Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Boosted by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Imperial Oil in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $8.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.35 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on IMO. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$109.00 to C$110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$94.00 to C$97.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$99.00 to C$101.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$105.00 to C$108.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$97.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Imperial Oil currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$104.10.

Imperial Oil Trading Down 0.8 %

TSE IMO opened at C$98.43 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$51.38 billion, a PE ratio of 10.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.78. Imperial Oil has a 1-year low of C$82.88 and a 1-year high of C$108.89. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$96.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$99.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04.

Insider Activity at Imperial Oil

In other Imperial Oil news, Director Bradley William Corson purchased 4,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$97.44 per share, with a total value of C$467,713.92. 71.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Imperial Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is presently 25.78%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest integrated oil companies, focusing on upstream operations, petroleum refining operations, and the marketing of petroleum products. Production averaged 398 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020. The company estimates that it holds 5.2 billion boe of proved and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.