Chevron : Analysts expect it perform better than last quarter

Chevron is one of the largest integrated energy companies around the globe. As the company provided all the details to analysts, it reduced its production guidance for the current year by 6% and it also provided details on the decline of its return on capital. But the company has still a strong position among its competitors considering the potential in growth. The company has still potential to grow in upcoming years. The company’s portfolio is quite unconventional and its liquidity position is strengthening. 

The company has high dividend yield, other than that Chevron Stock Price has been the quite stable due to the attractive valuation.  Chevron Stock price is currently around $124, and from past six months the average stock price has been around $120 to $125. Company’s performance is majorly affected by the economic factors and growth in economy of the country. For the current quarter, the analysts expect it perform better than last quarter.

Exxon Mobil is volatile with low profitability

Exxon Mobil has been one of the top performing in its industry. The company has been performing well because of its strong management, as it hires the top tier universities graduates. In fiscal year 2012, the company’s upstream business segment profits were around $30 billion after taxes. And it generated sales of $40 billion, so investing in such company should be quite fruitful for the investors. The refining crude oil business segment of the company falls in the downstream. 

Although the downstream business segment of Exxon Mobil is volatile with low profitability, but it makes around 80% of Exxon Mobil’s revenues. The company’s overall performance was really good in fiscal year 2012; even the downstream business segment of the company produced enough revenues for the company. The after tax margins of the company surged by 4%. XOM Stock Price is currently changing hands at $100, and it has been quite consistent in terms of price from last six months. XOM Stock price is expected to surge in current quarter, if the company provides strong earnings and beat analysts estimate.

COP : Current Position in Terms of Cash is Quite Strong

ConocoPhillips has been performing quite well from last few years. The company increased its earnings from $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2012 to $9.2 billion in fiscal year 2013. Due to higher earnings, the company’s operating cash flow improved for the fiscal year 2013 and COP stocks price surged after the company announced its earnings. Through the operating cash flows that ConocoPhillips generated in fiscal year 2013, is now supporting its capital investments. 

The operating cash flows of the company also helped it to pay dividends to its shareholders. According to analysts, ConocoPhillips current position in terms of cash is quite strong and the dividends that company is paying is also completely safe. As the analysts estimate, the company’s capital expenditure in liquids will increase and reach $16 billion by the end of year 2014. The COP Stocks is currently changing hands at $74 and is expected to increase as the company provides solid earnings for the current quarter.

Exxon Paid Dividends of $47 Billion in Past 5 Years

Exxon Mobil has been one of the leading corporation in the oil and gas industry with the second highest market cap. The market of the company is currently around $435 billion and XOM stock is currently trading at $100 in the market. Exxon is known as a shareholder friendly company, because the company has been paying dividends to its shareholders since 2009. The amount of the dividends paid and repurchased stocks are around $131 billion. 
The company has paid dividends worth of $47 billion in past 5 years to its shareholders, and the share repurchase has been worth of around $84 billion since year 2009. The company has paid out around 50% of its cash flows in terms of dividends and shares repurchase. The company has also increased 59% per share dividends since year 2009, and the company has been increasing per share dividends from last five years. XOM stock is fairly valued currently, considering the price to earnings ratio of the company.

Chevron Depend on 1st Quarter Earnings

Chevron is a well-known company in its industry, and it has been planning to expand its projects by investing heavily. But the company has been providing lower guidance; the LNG project that Chevron has recently completed in Australia will help the company to come with some upside. The Chevron Stock Price is currently trading at $124 for which the company has invested largely than the previous investment. The company currently needs to show stronger production as the growth of the company should not be lower than the investors’ expectations. 

The company’s adjusted earnings are estimated to be the same as it was in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, because of the company’s mining operation. The analysts estimated the earnings per share of Chevron to be around $2.75 up to $2.80 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, because the company earned per share earnings of $3.8 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. Chevron Stock Price will completely depend on the earnings released for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

ConocoPhillips announced 4th Quarter Earnings

ConocoPhillips recently announced its fourth quarter earnings and beat the street estimates. The analysts estimated the company’s earnings per share to be around $1.33 but ConocoPhillips outperformed and provided $1.4 earnings per share. ConocoPhillips beat analyst’s estimation with $0.07 per share for the fourth quarter, and the COP Stocks surged after the earnings were report by the end of January, 2014.  

COP Stocks went up by 19.7% after the announcement were made only the basis of excluding dividends. But if we consider the dividends as well, then the overall gain was 23.83% for the quarter. The over gain of ConocoPhillips beat the S&P 500 for the quarter. S&P 500 index gained around 19.23% during the same time frame in which the ConocoPhillips gained 23.83%. As this point of time, the company’s price to earnings ratio is around 10.88 that are not that much expensive. But the most important thing while buying any stock is the future prospect of the company.