Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Has $11.80 Million Stock Position in Imperial Oil Limited $IMO

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp trimmed its position by 23.8%, selling 43,278 shares and leaving it with 138,206 Imperial Oil shares worth about $11.8 million.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly negative with an average rating of "Reduce" (5 Sell, 3 Hold, 1 Strong Buy); Royal Bank of Canada cut to underperform with a $116 target while TD reiterated a sell and Zacks upgraded to strong-buy.
• Imperial reported a mixed quarter—first‑quarter profit fell to roughly $940M from $1.29B a year ago amid lower refinery throughput and mixed EPS reads—while declaring a quarterly dividend of C$0.87 (annualized C$3.48, ~2.7% yield).

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp trimmed its position in Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO by 23.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 138,206 shares of the energy company's stock after selling 43,278 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp's holdings in Imperial Oil were worth $11,798,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 1.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,710,473 shares of the energy company's stock worth $608,459,000 after buying an additional 100,665 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 30.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,840,645 shares of the energy company's stock worth $348,500,000 after buying an additional 895,117 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,709,910 shares of the energy company's stock worth $147,582,000 after buying an additional 303,286 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 56.0% in the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,194,462 shares of the energy company's stock worth $108,282,000 after buying an additional 428,844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 22.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,067,657 shares of the energy company's stock worth $96,879,000 after buying an additional 195,730 shares during the last quarter. 20.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Imperial Oil from a "sector perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $116.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. TD Securities reiterated a "sell" rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $116.00.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

NYSEAMERICAN:IMO opened at $128.48 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $62.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.05 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $124.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.93. Imperial Oil Limited has a one year low of $66.62 and a one year high of $134.31.

Imperial Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Imperial Oil's payout ratio is 38.69%.

More Imperial Oil News

Here are the key news stories impacting Imperial Oil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company maintained its quarterly dividend at C$0.87 per share (payable July 1), which supports income-focused shareholders and signals capital-return confidence. Dividend Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Imperial’s press release / MarketBeat summary shows an EPS figure that beat consensus (reported $1.94 vs. $1.67 estimate), and highlights a small revenue decline and healthy ROE — a mixed operational read that could be parsed as positive by some investors. MarketBeat Earnings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Macroeconomic context: a US natural-gas oversupply versus global tightness may pressure domestic gas prices and margins in parts of the energy complex, creating mixed headwinds for integrated and upstream operations. Natural Gas Macro Story
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reports a Q1 EPS miss (reported $1.41 vs. $1.67 consensus), which likely contributed to downward pressure as investors adjust forward estimates. Zacks Earnings Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple news outlets report first-quarter profit fell (about $940M vs. $1.29B year-ago), with management citing lower refinery throughput — a clear operational headwind that reduces near-term cash flow and margin visibility. Reuters Profit Report MSN Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst stance cooled: a recent roundup shows an average recommendation of “Reduce,” which can amplify selling pressure as investors follow broker guidance. Analyst Consensus

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil NYSEAMERICAN: IMO is a Canadian integrated energy company involved in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum and petrochemical products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Imperial has operated in Canada for well over a century and is one of the country's long-standing energy firms. The company is majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation, which provides strategic and technical links to global upstream and downstream capabilities.

Imperial's operations span upstream activities—exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and oil-sands resources—and downstream operations including refining, manufacturing of fuels and lubricants, petrochemical products, and retail distribution.

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