Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Cut by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Imperial Oil in a report issued on Monday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $6.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.72 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Imperial Oil has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.00.

Imperial Oil Stock Down 2.7 %

Imperial Oil stock opened at $62.51 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.04 billion, a PE ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Imperial Oil has a 1 year low of $54.58 and a 1 year high of $80.17.

Imperial Oil Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.4304 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.75%. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is 26.38%.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. RFP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Imperial Oil in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of Imperial Oil during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 438.0% in the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 538 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Imperial Oil by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,347 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Finally, Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Imperial Oil in the 3rd quarter valued at $101,000. Institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

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.