Q3 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Boosted by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO - Free Report) NYSEMKT: IMO - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research note issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.65. 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 FY2025 earnings at $7.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.38 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on IMO. Wolfe Research upgraded Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. TD Securities decreased their target price on Imperial Oil from C$94.00 to C$92.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$100.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Desjardins lowered Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, 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 research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Imperial Oil has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$104.11.

Imperial Oil Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:IMO traded up C$0.34 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$112.97. 606,108 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 787,559. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04. Imperial Oil has a 12 month low of C$82.98 and a 12 month high of C$114.64. The firm has a market capitalization of C$58.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.78. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$105.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$99.74.

Imperial Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. Imperial Oil's payout ratio is 25.78%.

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.