Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Imperial Oil in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $5.73 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.71. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. 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 $1.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial cut Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. TD Securities reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Cibc World Mkts downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Imperial Oil in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $115.00.

Imperial Oil Stock Performance

Shares of Imperial Oil stock opened at $84.99 on Thursday. Imperial Oil has a one year low of $58.76 and a one year high of $101.01. The company has a market cap of $41.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.31 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.47. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $92.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.37.

Imperial Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.26%.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 26.9% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,256 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 88.4% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 36,253 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,290,000 after buying an additional 17,011 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,067,657 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $96,879,000 after acquiring an additional 195,730 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 761.8% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,120 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $192,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,154 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

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.