Key Insights into COP Stock – Market Analysis

By Naomi Wentworth • Tuesday, November 25 15:25 • Permanent Link

ConocoPhillips logged a -0.7% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $86.94 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. COP's trading volume is 3,959,238 compared to the stock's average volume of 6,602,989.

ConocoPhillips trades -23.04% away from its average analyst target price of $112.96 per share. The 28 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $98.0 to $131.0, and on average have given ConocoPhillips a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in COP, you'll want to know the following:

ConocoPhillips's current price is -11.5% below its Graham number of $98.2, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
ConocoPhillips has moved -18.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 11.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.08, ConocoPhillips has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
COP has a forward P/E ratio of 10.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.03 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.65 compared to its sector average of 1.6
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids.
Based in Houston, the company has 11,400 full time employees and a market cap of $108.58 Billion. ConocoPhillips currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.6%.

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