Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO - Free Report) TSE: IMO - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 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 expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.18 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 research firms also recently commented on IMO. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Wolfe Research raised Imperial Oil from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a $101.00 price objective on shares of Imperial Oil in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. 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 shares of Imperial Oil from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $106.33.
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Imperial Oil Stock Up 0.1%
Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:IMO traded up $0.08 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $82.05. 297,879 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 454,008. The stock has a market cap of $41.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 0.89. Imperial Oil has a fifty-two week low of $58.76 and a fifty-two week high of $83.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $76.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 43,162,088 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $2,659,965,000 after purchasing an additional 6,228,461 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in Imperial Oil by 1.0% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 4,873,843 shares of the energy company's stock worth $352,014,000 after buying an additional 47,898 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Imperial Oil by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,825,945 shares of the energy company's stock worth $297,268,000 after buying an additional 105,970 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Imperial Oil by 395.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,546,520 shares of the energy company's stock worth $328,804,000 after buying an additional 3,629,568 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Imperial Oil by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,398,899 shares of the energy company's stock worth $147,772,000 after buying an additional 26,891 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 20.74% of the company's stock.
Imperial Oil Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.523 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $2.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.55%. This is a positive change from Imperial Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Imperial Oil's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.87%.
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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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