Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO - Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.15. 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 $0.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.82 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on IMO. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $101.00 price target on shares of Imperial Oil in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Desjardins lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Imperial Oil from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Imperial Oil has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $105.50.

Imperial Oil Trading Up 0.4%

IMO traded up $0.32 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $82.31. 411,826 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 455,011. The company's fifty day moving average price is $77.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.48. Imperial Oil has a fifty-two week low of $58.76 and a fifty-two week high of $83.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.90 billion, a PE ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in Imperial Oil in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 88.5% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 543 shares of the energy company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC grew its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Imperial Oil during the 1st quarter worth approximately $71,000. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of Imperial Oil during the 1st quarter worth approximately $87,000. 20.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were issued a $0.523 dividend. This represents a $2.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from Imperial Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. Imperial Oil's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.87%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

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.