Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Boosted by Zacks Research

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) (NYSEMKT:IMO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Imperial Oil in a report released on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.40. 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 $1.21 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.35 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James increased their price target on Imperial Oil from C$101.50 to C$104.00 in a report on Friday, December 13th. CIBC raised their price target on Imperial Oil from C$105.00 to C$108.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$97.00 to C$100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$99.00 to C$101.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price target on Imperial Oil from C$109.00 to C$110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$104.10.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of TSE IMO opened at C$99.26 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$96.11 and a 200 day moving average price of C$99.20. Imperial Oil has a 1-year low of C$81.44 and a 1-year high of C$108.89. The company has a market cap of C$51.82 billion, a PE ratio of 10.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.78.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Imperial Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. Imperial Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.78%.

About Imperial Oil

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.