Zacks Research Forecasts Increased Earnings for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.90. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Imperial Oil presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $109.00.

Imperial Oil Stock Up 0.9 %

IMO opened at $73.53 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.67. Imperial Oil has a 52-week low of $60.95 and a 52-week high of $80.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.16 and a beta of 1.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Imperial Oil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Winch Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Imperial Oil in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Imperial Oil in the third quarter worth $28,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Imperial Oil during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Group One Trading LLC raised its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 755 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Imperial Oil by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,630 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.4972 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.70%. This is an increase from Imperial Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.80%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

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.