Holocene Advisors LP Has $175.44 Million Holdings in ConocoPhillips $COP

Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,854,684 shares of the energy producer’s stock after buying an additional 47,323 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP owned about 0.15% of ConocoPhillips worth $175,435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COP. Tema Etfs LLC bought a new position in shares of ConocoPhillips in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,804,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ConocoPhillips by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,331,176 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $220,506,000 after buying an additional 298,245 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ConocoPhillips by 8.7% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,996,426 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $188,842,000 after buying an additional 160,410 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in ConocoPhillips by 12.1% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 140,829 shares of the energy producer’s stock valued at $13,321,000 after acquiring an additional 15,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 389,995 shares of the energy producer’s stock worth $36,890,000 after purchasing an additional 11,958 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Johnson Rice downgraded ConocoPhillips from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $108.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Friday, December 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on ConocoPhillips from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $120.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and set a $102.00 target price on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on ConocoPhillips from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $119.33.

ConocoPhillips Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of COP stock opened at $122.00 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $150.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.27. ConocoPhillips has a twelve month low of $79.88 and a twelve month high of $122.50. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $106.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.93.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The energy producer reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.23 by ($0.21). ConocoPhillips had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 12.98%.The business had revenue of $13.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.35 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.98 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that ConocoPhillips will post 8.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ConocoPhillips Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued a $0.84 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. ConocoPhillips’s payout ratio is presently 53.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Timothy A. Leach sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.79, for a total transaction of $4,751,600.00. Following the sale, the director owned 411,211 shares in the company, valued at $48,847,754.69. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Michael Lance sold 500,708 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.50, for a total transaction of $46,315,490.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 325,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,152,410. This trade represents a 60.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 549,208 shares of company stock worth $52,070,430. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

ConocoPhillips News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ConocoPhillips this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher crude and geopolitical risk are drawing investor attention to major producers, lifting the sector and COP in particular. Oil Price Back to the Glory Days
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target on COP to $154 and set an “overweight” rating, implying significant upside from current levels — a formal analyst endorsement that can support buyer interest. Piper Sandler PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: TheStreet highlights that while oil-price swings move the stock, the bigger long-term catalyst may be ConocoPhillips’ internal execution — cash returns, portfolio optimization and disciplined capex — which investors view as durable value drivers. Oil’s whiplash is powering ConocoPhillips
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader commentary notes a sector rotation into energy as crude recovers; this macro interest helps COP but increases reliance on commodity moves rather than idiosyncratic stock drivers. Energy is no longer dead money
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sale — a ConocoPhillips director sold roughly $4.75M of stock — is being reported and can be viewed as a near-term caution for some investors. Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results missed estimates (EPS and revenue), reminding investors that higher oil prices need to translate into consistent operational and earnings improvement to sustain multiple expansion.

ConocoPhillips Profile

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.