<div id="readability-page-1"><div id="articlecontent"> <p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/conocophillips_logo-1200x675.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1200" height="675" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/conocophillips_logo-1200x675.jpg"/>ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,880,000 shares, a decrease of 5.7% from the March 15th total of 13,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,600,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>ConocoPhillips</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><ul><li>S&amp;P 500 rockets to new highs as earnings beat estimates</li></ul><p>Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on ConocoPhillips from $123.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of ConocoPhillips in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. They issued an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and a $158.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of ConocoPhillips from $173.00 to $170.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 5th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of ConocoPhillips from $152.00 to $133.00 and set a &#34;positive&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of ConocoPhillips from $138.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $140.59.</p><div><div><p><span><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/TriggeredCampaignPixel.ashx/query-UGxhY2VtZW50PU5hdGl2ZURpc3BsYXkmU291cmNlPU5hdGl2ZURpc3BsYXkmVHJpZ2dlcmVkQ2FtcGFpZ25JRD03MjY1?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" height="1" width="1" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/TriggeredCampaignPixel.ashx/query-UGxhY2VtZW50PU5hdGl2ZURpc3BsYXkmU291cmNlPU5hdGl2ZURpc3BsYXkmVHJpZ2dlcmVkQ2FtcGFpZ25JRD03MjY1"/></span></p><div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/images/webpush/files/thumb_2036push_Government-1.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="200" height="200" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/images/webpush/files/thumb_2036push_Government-1.jpg"/></p></div><div><p><b>Ad </b> Gold Safe Exchange</p><p>Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy </p><p>Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. 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The shares were sold at an average price of $126.44, for a total transaction of $1,536,246.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,836,161.68. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Heather G. Hrap sold 4,548 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.55, for a total transaction of $502,781.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 2,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at $293,399.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 700,775 shares of company stock worth $87,615,169 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of ConocoPhillips</h2><p>Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 27,672,104 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $3,211,901,000 after acquiring an additional 108,956 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in ConocoPhillips by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 23,712,617 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $2,752,325,000 after purchasing an additional 4,726,952 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in ConocoPhillips by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,647,723 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $1,964,432,000 after purchasing an additional 3,497,750 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of ConocoPhillips by 3.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 12,486,871 shares of the energy producer's stock valued at $1,495,927,000 after buying an additional 386,276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of ConocoPhillips by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,028,061 shares of the energy producer's stock worth $1,440,962,000 after buying an additional 1,152,907 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.36% of the company's stock. </p><h2>ConocoPhillips Trading Down 0.7 %</h2><ul><li>Diamondback Energy: 7x earnings is an energy diamond in the rough</li></ul><p>ConocoPhillips stock opened at $130.25 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $119.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.86. The company has a market capitalization of $153.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.24. ConocoPhillips has a 52 week low of $95.70 and a 52 week high of $135.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. </p><p>ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The energy producer reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $15.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.47 billion. ConocoPhillips had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 22.08%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. 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<p>ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) experienced a significant decline in short interest during March, with a drop of 5.7% from the previous period. The short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days, and approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Analysts have given the stock a "Moderate Buy" rating with an average price target of $140.59. Insiders have sold a total of 700,775 shares worth $87,615,169 in the past 90 days.</p>

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest