Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Imperial Oil in a note issued to investors on Friday, May 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil's current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.36 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on IMO. Wolfe Research raised Imperial Oil from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $101.00 target price on shares of Imperial Oil in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Scotiabank raised Imperial Oil to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Imperial Oil from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Imperial Oil presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $106.33.
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Imperial Oil Stock Down 1.3%
Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:IMO traded down $0.91 on Monday, reaching $70.91. The company had a trading volume of 375,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,444. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $68.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Imperial Oil has a 52-week low of $58.76 and a 52-week high of $80.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.10 billion, a PE ratio of 10.76 and a beta of 1.44.
Imperial Oil Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.523 per share. This represents a $2.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 4th. This is an increase from Imperial Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Imperial Oil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.80%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its stake in Imperial Oil by 42.8% in the 4th quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 14,364 shares of the energy company's stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Imperial Oil by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 945,002 shares of the energy company's stock worth $58,212,000 after acquiring an additional 212,707 shares in the last quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the fourth quarter worth about $258,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Imperial Oil by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 63,193 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $3,893,000 after purchasing an additional 5,181 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,982,000. Institutional investors own 20.74% of the company's stock.
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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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