VVR Holdings LLC Acquires Shares of 4,611 ConocoPhillips $COP

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VVR Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPFree Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 4,611 shares of the energy producer’s stock, valued at approximately $432,000. ConocoPhillips comprises approximately 0.2% of VVR Holdings LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC now owns 15,913 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $1,490,000 after buying an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC raised its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 34.4% in the 4th quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 1,507 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 28.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 438,282 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $41,028,000 after purchasing an additional 97,585 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,038,675 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $1,407,770,000 after purchasing an additional 648,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH grew its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 36,575 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $3,389,000 after purchasing an additional 5,657 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Capital One Financial dropped their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $156.00 to $154.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $118.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Truist Financial set a $128.00 price objective on ConocoPhillips in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $136.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $134.48.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips Price Performance

COP opened at $118.95 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $121.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.79. ConocoPhillips has a 12-month low of $85.57 and a 12-month high of $135.87. The firm has a market cap of $144.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.19, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COPGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The energy producer reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 12.10% and a return on equity of 11.39%. The company had revenue of $15.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.62 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.09 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ConocoPhillips will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current year.

ConocoPhillips Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were paid a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. ConocoPhillips’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling at ConocoPhillips

In related news, EVP Nicholas G. Olds sold 14,522 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.36, for a total transaction of $1,733,345.92. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,389 shares in the company, valued at $1,478,751.04. The trade was a 53.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kelly Brunetti Rose sold 7,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.03, for a total value of $1,001,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 25,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,287,678.52. This trade represents a 23.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 686,391 shares of company stock worth $87,590,752. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

About ConocoPhillips

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ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is a Houston-based international energy company focused on exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Formed in 2002 through the merger of Conoco Inc and Phillips Petroleum Company, the firm operates as an independent upstream company that explores for, develops and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across a portfolio of global assets.

The company’s activities span conventional and unconventional resources and include onshore and offshore operations in multiple regions around the world.

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