<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in  Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 60,756 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $7,248,000.</p><ul><li>The Midstream Energy Play That Keeps Powering Higher</li></ul><p>Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Elliott Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of  Phillips 66 by 1,929.0% during the 1st quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. now owns 15,725,000 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,941,723,000 after acquiring an additional 14,950,000 shares during the period.  Chronos Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in  Phillips 66 during the second quarter valued at approximately $281,000.  Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in  Phillips 66 during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,457,000.  Evergreen Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of  Phillips 66 in the first quarter worth approximately $292,000.  Finally, Jump Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of  Phillips 66 by 307.1% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 11,276 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,392,000 after purchasing an additional 8,506 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  76.93% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Activity at Phillips 66</h2><p>In other news, CFO Kevin J. Mitchell sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.00, for a total value of $4,140,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 89,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,388,398. This trade represents a 25.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Brian Mandell sold 26,200 shares of Phillips 66 stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.68, for a total value of $3,607,216.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 56,838 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,825,455.84. This trade represents a 31.55% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 64,986 shares of company stock valued at $8,955,291. Insiders own  0.22% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><ul><li>2 Energy Stocks to Play Both Sides of Tariff Uncertainty</li></ul><p>A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Phillips 66 from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. UBS Group  reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Phillips 66 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Bank of America cut Phillips 66 from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $144.00 to $147.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Phillips 66 from $140.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Cowen  restated a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Phillips 66 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One equities research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued  a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Phillips 66 presently has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average target price of $145.71.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on PSX</b></p><h2>Phillips 66 Stock Down 1.8%</h2><ul><li>Leading Oil Refiner's Stock Climbs Despite Market Volatility</li></ul><p>Shares of PSX opened at $132.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.08. Phillips 66 has a 1 year low of $91.01 and a 1 year high of $143.25. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $134.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.74. </p><p>Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The oil and gas company reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $33.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32.29 billion. Phillips 66 had a net margin of 1.12% and a return on equity of 5.51%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share.  As a group, equities analysts expect that  Phillips 66 will post 6.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Phillips 66 Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. Phillips 66's dividend payout ratio  is currently 131.15%. </p><h2>Phillips 66 Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&amp;S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Phillips 66</li><li>How to Invest in the Best Canadian Stocks </li><li>Datavault AI Just Raised Guidance by 400%—Are You Paying Attention?</li><li>Business Services Stocks Investing</li><li>Peter Thiel Dumps NVIDIA and Slashes Tesla Stake—Is the AI Bubble About to Pop?</li><li>Why is the Ex-Dividend Date Significant to Investors?</li><li>Why Lithium Americas Could Be a 2030 Power Play—Not a 2025 One</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding PSX?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVBTWA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVBTWA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Entropy Technologies LP invested $7.25 million in Phillips 66, acquiring 60,756 shares. Other hedge funds also increased their stakes in Phillips 66. Insiders sold shares worth $8,955,291. Analysts have mixed ratings, with an average target price of $145.71. Phillips 66's stock opened at $132.08, with a market cap of $53.22 billion.</p>

Entropy Technologies LP Invests $7.25 Million in Phillips 66 $PSX