Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $119.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Canada (100.0%); Concentration risk — Commodity: bitumen.
Imperial Oil is Canada's largest petroleum refiner and a major integrated oil company, operating through Upstream (bitumen at Cold Lake and Kearl, synthetic crude at Syncrude), Downstream (three refineries), and Chemical segments. ExxonMobil owns approximately 69.6% of the... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $119.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Canada (100.0%); Concentration risk — Commodity: bitumen. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Imperial Oil Limited
Latest news
- NEWS Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) soars to 52-week high, time to cash out? - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Imperial Oil Ltd. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market - MarketWatch — MarketWatch positive
- NEWS Chairman Dibella Joins The U.S. Delegation To The IMO - Marine News Magazine — Marine News Magazine neutral
- NEWS Imperial Oil (IMO): Why Rising Tensions Could Matter More Than Expected - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey negative
- NEWS Imperial Oil (IMO): Why Rising Tensions Could Matter More Than Expected - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicCanada100%10-K Item 1: 'All of the company's reported reserves are located in Canada'
- HIGHCommoditybitumen10-K Item 1: 'A significant portion of the company's production is bitumen, which is blended with diluent for transportation and marketability of heavy crude oil'
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1 floor-breaker
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $119.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Canada (100.0%); Concentration risk — Commodity: bitumen. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $135.95 (+13.8%), stop $113.67 (−5.1%), A.R:R -3.4:1. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $135.95 (+13.8% upside). Target $135.95 (+13.8%), stop $113.67 (−5.1%), A.R:R -3.4:1. Stop-loss: $113.67.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Canada (100.0%); Concentration risk — Commodity: bitumen; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Imperial Oil Limited trades at a P/E of 29.0 (forward 16.4). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
22 analysts cover IMO with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $109.
What does Imperial Oil Limited do?Imperial Oil is Canada's largest petroleum refiner and a major integrated oil company, operating through Upstream...
Imperial Oil is Canada's largest petroleum refiner and a major integrated oil company, operating through Upstream (bitumen at Cold Lake and Kearl, synthetic crude at Syncrude), Downstream (three refineries), and Chemical segments. ExxonMobil owns approximately 69.6% of the company; all proved reserves and production are located in Canada. Net production averaged 382,000 barrels per day oil-equivalent in 2025.