Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Cut by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Imperial Oil in a report issued on Monday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.42. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil’s current full-year earnings is $8.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.72 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on IMO. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$115.00 to C$120.00 in a research report on Friday, October 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Imperial Oil from C$97.00 to C$100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bankshares dropped their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$115.00 to C$112.00 in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Imperial Oil from C$101.50 to C$104.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their price target on Imperial Oil from C$93.00 to C$96.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$103.90.

Imperial Oil Stock Down 1.7 %

TSE:IMO opened at C$92.60 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of C$49.62 billion, a PE ratio of 9.71, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.78. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$103.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$98.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.40. Imperial Oil has a 52-week low of C$73.81 and a 52-week high of C$108.89.

Insider Activity at Imperial Oil

In other Imperial Oil news, Director Bradley William Corson purchased 4,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$97.44 per share, with a total value of C$467,713.92. 71.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Imperial Oil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. Imperial Oil’s payout ratio is currently 25.16%.

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest integrated oil companies, focusing on upstream operations, petroleum refining operations, and the marketing of petroleum products. Production averaged 398 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020. The company estimates that it holds 5.2 billion boe of proved and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.