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Insider Selling: Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) EVP Sells 4,393 Shares of Stock

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Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Get Free Report) EVP Vanessa Allen Sutherland sold 4,393 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $571,090.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 43,373 shares in the company, valued at $5,638,490. The trade was a 9.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Phillips 66 Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PSX traded up $3.69 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $134.20. 1,121,064 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,109,932. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Phillips 66 has a 12 month low of $91.01 and a 12 month high of $150.12. The company's 50 day moving average price is $118.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $117.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.68 billion, a PE ratio of 30.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.02.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.90) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.97). Phillips 66 had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 1.32%. The business had revenue of $31.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.90 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Phillips 66 will post 6.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Phillips 66 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $1.20 per share. This is an increase from Phillips 66's previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. Phillips 66's payout ratio is currently 109.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on PSX. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Phillips 66 from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $132.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Phillips 66 from $140.00 to $122.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Phillips 66 from $131.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen increased their target price on Phillips 66 from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Phillips 66 from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $135.07.

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Institutional Trading of Phillips 66

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Phillips 66 in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Phillips 66 in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Phillips 66 in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Pacific Center for Financial Services bought a new stake in Phillips 66 in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Phillips 66 in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. 76.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Phillips 66

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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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