Zacks Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Imperial Oil in a research note issued on Thursday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $4.48 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on IMO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Imperial Oil from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Imperial Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Imperial Oil has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.00.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of IMO opened at $70.41 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Imperial Oil has a one year low of $55.82 and a one year high of $80.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.49 and a beta of 1.45.

Institutional Trading of Imperial Oil

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMO. Caprock Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 31.9% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 15,335 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 3,709 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its position in Imperial Oil by 42.8% in the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 14,364 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $874,000 after buying an additional 4,308 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its stake in Imperial Oil by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 3,920 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Imperial Oil by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,699 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $721,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of Imperial Oil during the fourth quarter worth about $351,000. Institutional investors own 20.74% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Oil Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a $0.4304 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.