Conoco Phillips [NYSE: COP] gained 2.22% or 2.06 points to close at $95.04 with a heavy trading volume of 6912347 shares.
It opened the trading session at $93.54, the shares rose to $95.28 and dropped to $93.15, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for COP points out that the company has recorded -8.86% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 7.88M shares, COP reached to a volume of 6912347 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Conoco Phillips [COP]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for COP shares is $116.96 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on COP stock is a recommendation set at 1.44. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Conoco Phillips shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on April 29, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Raymond James dropped their target price from $157 to $124. The new note on the price target was released on February 10, 2025, representing the official price target for Conoco Phillips stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $125, while TD Cowen analysts kept a Buy rating on COP stock. On December 16, 2024, analysts increased their price target for COP shares from 132 to 134.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.84, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.73. Price to Free Cash Flow for COP in the course of the last twelve months was 13.83 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.13.
Trading performance analysis for COP stock
Conoco Phillips [COP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.86. With this latest performance, COP shares gained by 3.63% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.86% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -4.16% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for COP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 56.75, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 2.17, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 2.33 for Conoco Phillips [COP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 91.14, while it was recorded at 92.69 for the last single week of trading, and 98.17 for the last 200 days.
Conoco Phillips [COP]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Conoco Phillips [COP] shares currently have an operating margin of 23.65% and a Gross Margin at 29.33%. Conoco Phillips’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 16.61%.
Conoco Phillips (COP) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Conoco Phillips. ( COP), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 16.61%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 8.66%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Conoco Phillips’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 10.76%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Conoco Phillips (COP) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Conoco Phillips’s (COP) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.36%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Conoco Phillips (COP) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Conoco Phillips. (COP) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $805932.2 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.27% and a Quick Ratio of 1.13%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Conoco Phillips [COP]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for COP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Conoco Phillips go to 3.90%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Conoco Phillips [COP]
There are presently around $84.30%, or 84.38% of COP stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of COP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 108.92 million shares, which is approximately 9.3238%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 96.95 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$11.09 billion in COP stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$6.44 billion in COP stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8165%.
