ConocoPhillips Ownership

COP Stock  USD 107.39  0.61  0.57%   
ConocoPhillips holds a total of 1.29 Billion outstanding shares. The majority of ConocoPhillips outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in ConocoPhillips to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in ConocoPhillips. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of ConocoPhillips as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on November 14, 2024, Representative Michael McCaul of US Congress acquired $50k to $100k worth of ConocoPhillips's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
1.2 B
Current Value
1.2 B
Avarage Shares Outstanding
971.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
420.2 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as ConocoPhillips in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of ConocoPhillips, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
At this time, ConocoPhillips' Dividends Paid is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 11/28/2024, Dividend Yield is likely to grow to 0.04, while Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to drop 0.28. As of 11/28/2024, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to grow to about 17.7 B, while Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 1.1 B.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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ConocoPhillips Stock Ownership Analysis

About 75.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The book value of ConocoPhillips was currently reported as 43.34. The company recorded earning per share (EPS) of 8.43. ConocoPhillips last dividend was issued on the 8th of November 2024. The entity had 1311791:10 split on the 1st of May 2012. ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas , and natural gas liquids worldwide. ConocoPhillips was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. ConocoPhillips operates under Oil Gas EP classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 9400 people. For more info on ConocoPhillips please contact Ryan Lance at 281 293 1000 or go to https://www.conocophillips.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, ConocoPhillips also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different ConocoPhillips' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align ConocoPhillips' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

ConocoPhillips Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

96.7 Billion

ConocoPhillips Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of ConocoPhillips are currently held by insiders. Unlike ConocoPhillips' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against ConocoPhillips' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of ConocoPhillips' insider trades
 
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ConocoPhillips Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as ConocoPhillips is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading ConocoPhillips backward and forwards among themselves. ConocoPhillips' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase ConocoPhillips' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Franklin Resources Inc2024-09-30
16.2 M
Eagle Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
15.2 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
14.3 M
Harris Associates L.p.2024-06-30
13.6 M
Fisher Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
12.5 M
Dodge & Cox2024-09-30
11.4 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
11.2 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
10.9 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
10.8 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
109.1 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
97 M
Note, although ConocoPhillips' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

ConocoPhillips Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific ConocoPhillips insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on ConocoPhillips' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases ConocoPhillips insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

ConocoPhillips' latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like ConocoPhillips, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in ConocoPhillips by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-11-14Representative Michael McCaulAcquired $50K to $100KVerify
2024-09-06Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-02Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-12Representative Jonathan JacksonAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2024-05-07Representative Jonathan JacksonAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2023-11-01Senator Markwayne MullinAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-31Senator Markwayne MullinAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-12Senator Markwayne MullinAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2016-02-25Senator Bill CassidyAcquired Under $15KVerify

ConocoPhillips Outstanding Bonds

ConocoPhillips issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. ConocoPhillips uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most ConocoPhillips bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when ConocoPhillips has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

ConocoPhillips Corporate Filings

FWP
26th of November 2024
A written communication used by offering participants to offer securities to the public or to solicit securities transactions.
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25th of November 2024
Other Reports
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F4
22nd of November 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
31st of October 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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Pair Trading with ConocoPhillips

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if ConocoPhillips position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in ConocoPhillips will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to ConocoPhillips could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace ConocoPhillips when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back ConocoPhillips - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling ConocoPhillips to buy it.
The correlation of ConocoPhillips is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as ConocoPhillips moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if ConocoPhillips moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for ConocoPhillips can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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