Recent Insider Activity Could Benefit Conoco Phillips (COP)

Anna Perez

Conoco Phillips’s recent filing unveils that its Chairman and CEO Lance Ryan Michael unloaded Company’s shares for reported $46.32 million on Dec 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $92.50 per share,500,708 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Lance Ryan Michael now holds 325,972 shares worth roughly $29.84 million.

Then, McRaven William H. bought 5,768 shares, generating $500,000 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $86.68, the Director now owns 5,768 shares.

Before that, JOHNSON KIRK L. bought 5,300 shares. Conoco Phillips shares valued at $499,472 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $94.24 per share. As a result of the transaction, JOHNSON KIRK L. now holds 14,527 shares, worth roughly $1.33 million.

Johnson Rice downgraded its Conoco Phillips [COP] rating to a Hold from a a Accumulate in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Melius’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid August with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. BofA Securities also remained covering COP and has decreased its forecast on April 29, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Raymond James revised its rating on February 10, 2025. It rated COP as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Strong buy”.

Price Performance Review of COP

On Friday, Conoco Phillips [NYSE:COP] saw its stock fall -0.28% to $91.54. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.75%. Conoco Phillips shares have fallen nearly -5.02% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -7.69% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $106.20 was reached on 04/02/25, a 52-week low of $79.88 was recorded on 04/09/25.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For COP Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 90.70, which if violated will result in even more drops to 89.86. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 92.43. A further resistance level may holdings at 93.32.

How much short interest is there in Conoco Phillips?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Conoco Phillips stocks on 2025-12-15, growing by 3.76 million shares to a total of 16.93 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 13.16 million shares. There was a rise of 22.23%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on January 17, 2025 when TD Cowen began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $125 price target.

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