Zacks Research Expects Stronger Earnings for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted 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 company will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $8.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$109.00 to C$110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$94.00 to C$97.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Imperial Oil from C$101.50 to C$104.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$105.67.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

IMO opened at C$105.26 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$54.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.31, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$99.47 and a 200-day moving average of C$99.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.44. Imperial Oil has a 1-year low of C$86.96 and a 1-year high of C$108.89.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This is a boost from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is currently 25.78%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest integrated oil companies, focusing on upstream operations, petroleum refining operations, and the marketing of petroleum products. Production averaged 398 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020. The company estimates that it holds 5.2 billion boe of proved and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.