The Impact of Market Fluctuations on Conoco Phillips’s (COP) Stock

The stock of Conoco Phillips (COP) has seen a 3.00% increase in the past week, with a -0.08% drop in the past month, and a 3.72% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.00% for COP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.80% for COP’s stock, with a -3.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) Right Now?

Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.06x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.85. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for COP is 1.27B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.21% of that float. On March 24, 2025, the average trading volume of COP was 7.52M shares.

COP) stock’s latest price update

The stock of Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) has decreased by -0.38 when compared to last closing price of 102.31. Despite this, the company has experienced a 3.00% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. cnbc.com reported 2025-03-23 that TipRanks’ analyst ranking service highlights three dividend-paying stocks, including Vitesse Energy and ConocoPhillips.

Analysts’ Opinion of COP

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COP stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for COP by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for COP in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $124 based on the research report published on February 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.

TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COP reach a price target of $125. The rating they have provided for COP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.

Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to COP, setting the target price at $134 in the report published on December 16th of the previous year.

COP Trading at 2.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought COP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.34% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares surge +4.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.25% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, COP rose by +3.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $96.33. In addition, Conoco Phillips saw 2.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COP starting from Murti Arjun N, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $95.87 back on Dec 20 ’24. After this action, Murti Arjun N now owns 21,500 shares of Conoco Phillips, valued at $239,675 using the latest closing price.

WALKER R A, the Director of Conoco Phillips, purchase 10,400 shares at $97.80 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that WALKER R A is holding 38,000 shares at $1,017,161 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for COP

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.25 for the present operating margin
  • 0.3 for the gross margin

The net margin for Conoco Phillips stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 16.16, with 8.43 for asset returns.

Based on Conoco Phillips (COP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.83. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.49.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 24.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.

Conclusion

To sum up, Conoco Phillips (COP) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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