Imperial Oil FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Imperial Oil to $7.50, slightly up from the previous estimate of $7.49, while the consensus estimate for the current full year is $8.62.
• Imperial Oil recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.74 per share, reflecting a boost from its previous dividend of $0.72 and an annualized yield of 2.4%.
• Several analysts have revised their ratings on Imperial Oil, with some downgrades to "hold" and "sell," while Royal Bank of Canada increased its price target for the stock from C$108.00 to C$115.00.

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO - Free Report) NYSEMKT: IMO - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a note issued to investors on Friday, October 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $7.50 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.49. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil's current full-year earnings is $8.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.37 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial downgraded Imperial Oil from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price target for the stock from C$105.00 to C$107.00 in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Tudor Pickering cut Imperial Oil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. TD Securities lowered Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from C$102.00 to C$104.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Wolfe Research cut Imperial Oil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$108.00 to C$115.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of C$105.38.

Imperial Oil Trading Up 0.6%

TSE:IMO opened at C$125.49 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$63.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.14. Imperial Oil has a 52 week low of C$82.98 and a 52 week high of C$132.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04. The business's 50 day moving average is C$122.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$108.75.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. This is a boost from Imperial Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Imperial Oil's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.11%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil is one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies, focusing on upstream operations, petroleum refining operations, and the marketing of petroleum products. Production averaged 398 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020. The company estimates that it holds 5.2 billion boe of proved and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.

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