First National Trust Co reduced its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Free Report) by 26.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,607 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 2,768 shares during the period. First National Trust Co's holdings in Phillips 66 were worth $939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PSX. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Phillips 66 by 283.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,026,649 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $686,618,000 after buying an additional 4,455,220 shares in the last quarter. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Phillips 66 during the 4th quarter worth $142,185,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Phillips 66 by 14,119.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,189,606 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $146,893,000 after buying an additional 1,181,240 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in Phillips 66 by 157.6% during the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,541,240 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $175,593,000 after buying an additional 942,922 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Phillips 66 by 42.5% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,497,300 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $170,587,000 after buying an additional 446,444 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.93% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Phillips 66
In other Phillips 66 news, Director Michael A. Heim acquired 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 30th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $125.97 per share, with a total value of $125,970.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 12,043 shares in the company, valued at $1,517,056.71. This trade represents a 9.06% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Sigmund L. Cornelius acquired 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $123.55 per share, with a total value of $61,775.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 21,543 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,661,637.65. This trade represents a 2.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 1,939 shares of company stock valued at $237,725 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on PSX shares. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $122.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of Phillips 66 in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. They issued a "neutral" rating on the stock. Scotiabank reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $133.00 target price on shares of Phillips 66 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Phillips 66 from $141.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $136.13.
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Phillips 66 Stock Down 3.2%
Shares of NYSE:PSX traded down $3.99 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $119.59. The company had a trading volume of 2,115,491 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,654,539. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $122.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.75, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.02. Phillips 66 has a one year low of $91.01 and a one year high of $140.85.
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The oil and gas company reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $33.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.11 billion. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 1.27% and a return on equity of 4.87%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Phillips 66 will post 6.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Phillips 66 Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th will be issued a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 19th. Phillips 66's payout ratio is currently 115.38%.
Phillips 66 Profile
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Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas.
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