Zacks Research Commentary on Imperial Oil Limited’s (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) Q2 2025 Earnings

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO – Free Report ) (TSE:IMO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Imperial Oil in a report issued on Monday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.70. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil Q3 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS and Q2 2026 EPS at $1.4 ea.

IMO has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com downgraded Imperial Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Imperial Oil in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Imperial Oil in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Imperial Oil has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $99.50, according to MarketBeat.

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Imperial Oil Price Performance

Imperial Oil stock opened at $70.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $37.16 billion, a PE ratio of 11.02 and a beta of 1.45. Imperial Oil has a 52 week low of $52.97 and a 52 week high of $77.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.40, and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO – Get Your Free Report ) (TSE:IMO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The energy company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.11. Imperial Oil had a net margin of 10.05% and a return on equity of 22.73%. The company had revenue of $9.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.50 billion.

Imperial Oil cuts dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be issued a $0.4336 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 4. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.73 and a yield of 2.47%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.90%.

Institutional inputs and outputs

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Imperial Oil by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 6,597,474 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $376,421,000 after purchasing an additional 3,225,957 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc raised its stake in Imperial Oil by 201.0% in the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 3,384,060 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $233,640,000 after buying an additional 2,259,766 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its holdings in Imperial Oil by 10,896.4% in the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 867,174 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $59,135,000 after purchasing an additional 859,288 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in Imperial Oil in the second quarter valued at about $40,729,000. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its stake in Imperial Oil by 134.0% in the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 747,929 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $51,588,000 after buying an additional 428,252 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 20.74% of the company’s shares.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

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Imperial Oil Limited is engaged in the exploration, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemicals. 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 refined products.

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