Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO – Free Report) (TSE:IMO) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Imperial Oil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.25 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.20. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.
Several other analysts also recently weighed in on IMO. Scotiabank upgraded Imperial Oil to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Wolfe Research cut Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $101.00 target price on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $106.33.
Imperial Oil Stock Down 6.7 %
NYSEAMERICAN:IMO opened at $68.59 on Wednesday. The company 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. Imperial Oil has a 12 month low of $60.95 and a 12 month high of $80.17. The company has a market capitalization of $34.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.41 and a beta of 1.44.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Imperial Oil by 16.9% in 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. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Imperial Oil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $19,507,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Imperial Oil by 29.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,086,840 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $67,634,000 after acquiring an additional 244,176 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 29.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 945,002 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $58,212,000 after acquiring an additional 212,707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guardian Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Imperial Oil during the 4th quarter valued at $10,890,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 20.74% of the company’s stock.
Imperial Oil Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.4972 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This is an increase from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is currently 25.80%.
About Imperial Oil
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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