Zacks Research Comments on Imperial Oil Limited’s Q1 2025 Earnings (TSE:IMO)

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research note issued on Monday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.78 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.24 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Imperial Oil from C$111.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Raymond James set a C$93.00 price objective on Imperial Oil and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Desjardins upped their target price on Imperial Oil from C$92.00 to C$101.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Imperial Oil from C$108.00 to C$99.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$99.69.

Imperial Oil Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of TSE IMO opened at C$95.92 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$51.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.80. Imperial Oil has a 52 week low of C$72.03 and a 52 week high of C$106.09. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$97.38 and a 200 day moving average price of C$95.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27.

Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported C$2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$1.94 by C$0.17. Imperial Oil had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 22.17%. The company had revenue of C$13.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$14.30 billion.

Imperial Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.50%. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.16%.

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.