ConocoPhillips (COP): Today's Featured Energy Winner
(
) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.0%. By the end of trading, ConocoPhillips rose $0.73 (1.2%) to $63.04 on average volume. Throughout the day, 5,427,523 shares of ConocoPhillips exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6,434,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $62.31-$63.21 after having opened the day at $62.51 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.31. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were:
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), up 23.3%,
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), up 14.1%,
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), up 13.1% and
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), up 10.4%.
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and natural gas liquids on a worldwide basis. ConocoPhillips has a market cap of $75.6 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are up 7.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate ConocoPhillips a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
ConocoPhillips
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations, notable return on equity and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full ConocoPhillips Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 7.7%,
World Fuel Services Corporation
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), down 5.8%,
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), down 5.3% and
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), down 4.7% , were all laggards within the energy industry with
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
(
) being today's energy industry laggard.
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) while those bearish on the energy industry could consider
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