Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a report released on Thursday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $4.48 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.51. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $6.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on IMO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Wolfe Research cut Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Imperial Oil has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.00.

Imperial Oil Stock Performance

IMO stock opened at $70.09 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.68 billion, a PE ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 1.45. Imperial Oil has a 1 year low of $55.82 and a 1 year high of $80.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Imperial Oil

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 9.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 842,664 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $59,502,000 after purchasing an additional 70,357 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 522.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 201,126 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $14,166,000 after buying an additional 168,831 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in Imperial Oil by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 751,038 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $52,885,000 after purchasing an additional 87,914 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 17.4% in the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 59,726 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $4,208,000 after buying an additional 8,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in Imperial Oil in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.4304 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.34%.

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.