Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a report released on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $5.73 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.71. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

IMO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Securities reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Imperial Oil has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $115.00.

Imperial Oil Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN IMO opened at $84.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $41.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.31 and a beta of 0.70. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.37. Imperial Oil has a 12-month low of $58.76 and a 12-month high of $101.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Imperial Oil

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 20.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,278 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 714 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Imperial Oil by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 339,031 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $24,519,000 after buying an additional 5,178 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Imperial Oil during the first quarter worth approximately $13,673,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Imperial Oil in the first quarter valued at approximately $215,000. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the first quarter valued at approximately $310,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.26%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited engages in exploration, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical segments. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil, natural gas, synthetic crude oil, and bitumen. The Downstream segment transports and refines crude oil, blends refined products, and distributes and markets of refined products.