Q2 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Boosted by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Imperial Oil in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy company will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.90. 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 $1.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wolfe Research downgraded Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $101.00 target price on shares of Imperial Oil in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $106.33.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of IMO stock opened at $68.59 on Thursday. Imperial Oil has a fifty-two week low of $60.95 and a fifty-two week high of $80.17. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $69.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market cap of $34.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.41 and a beta of 1.44.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMO. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of Imperial Oil during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Imperial Oil during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Imperial Oil during the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Group One Trading LLC boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 29.7% in the 4th quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Imperial Oil by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,630 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.4972 per share. This represents a $1.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.90%. This is a boost from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 25.80%.

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.