Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO by 5.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 378,102 shares of the energy company's stock after buying an additional 19,018 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned approximately 0.07% of Imperial Oil worth $27,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Group One Trading LLC raised its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 7,136.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 796 shares of the energy company's stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil during the 1st quarter worth about $71,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 104.0% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,275 shares of the energy company's stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. 20.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
IMO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research cut Imperial Oil from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Desjardins cut Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Tudor Pickering lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of Imperial Oil from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $105.50.
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Imperial Oil Price Performance
IMO stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $83.21. 272,341 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 397,544. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $81.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.63. The stock has a market cap of $42.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 0.92. Imperial Oil Limited has a fifty-two week low of $58.76 and a fifty-two week high of $86.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.58.
Imperial Oil Company Profile
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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.
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