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ExxonMobil and Chevron are expected to post dull numbers in the third quarter. They’re scheduled to report their third-quarter earnings on November 1.

Shell’s Q2 earnings are expected to rise year-over-year.

Implied volatility in Equinor (EQNR) has risen by 1.5 percentage points over April 1, 2019, to the current level of 27.3%.

In the second quarter, Chevron (CVX) stock has risen 1% due to a 10% recovery in June. The company’s peers have put up a mixed performance in the second quarter.

For BP, six analysts recommended a “buy” or “strong buy” rating, four recommended a “hold” rating, and one recommended a “sell” rating.

Chevron’s (CVX) first-quarter earnings fell due to its lower Upstream and Downstream earnings.

Total (TOT) announced its first-quarter earnings on April 26, 2019.

In this post, we’ll look at Royal Dutch Shell’s (RDS.A) stock price forecast range for ten days ahead of its earnings.

Implied volatility in Total has fallen by 8.0 percentage points since January 2 to 18.5%.

Since January 2, Total stock has risen by 5.5%.

Short interest in BP (BP) has risen by 0.04 percentage points since March 12, 2019, to its current level of 0.20%.

BP is expected to post its first-quarter earnings results on April 30, 2019. In this article, we’ll review analysts’ ratings for BP ahead of its earnings release.

BP’s (BP) earnings are expected to fall in the first quarter driven by lower upstream and weaker downstream earnings.

In this article, we’ll consider Chevron (CVX) stock’s price forecast range for the 16 days leading up to its earnings based on its implied volatility.

In this article, we’ll review Chevron’s (CVX) performance ahead of its first-quarter earnings release.

ExxonMobil (XOM) is expected to post its first-quarter earnings on April 26. The company’s earnings are forecast to decline, driven by lower upstream and downstream earnings.

The implied volatility in ExxonMobil stock has fallen by 12.0 percentage points since January 2 to the current level of 18.1%.

Cowen downgraded ExxonMobil stock from “outperform” to “market perform” due to the company’s capex.

Short interest (as a percentage of outstanding shares) in Shell has fallen marginally from 0.13% on January 2, 2019, to its current level of 0.09%.

In the current quarter, Shell published its fourth-quarter earnings results, which exceeded analysts’ estimates.

Of the 11 analysts covering Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), nine (82%) recommend “buy” or “strong buy,” and two recommend “hold.”

Chevron’s stock price could close between $121.2 and $115.5 per share in the seven days ending February 8.

ExxonMobil’s stock price could close between $77.7 and $74.2 per share in the seven days ending February 8.

Shell improved its overall financial position in 2018.

The short interest in Suncor Energy (SU) has risen from 0.28% on October 1 to the current level of 0.70%.

Among the 12 analysts covering Suncor Energy stock, 11 recommended a “buy” or “strong buy,” while one recommended a “hold.”

Suncor’s fourth-quarter operational update had a positive impact on the stock. The company provided the update early in January.

In this article, we’ll look at Total’s (TOT) stock price forecast range, based on its implied volatility, for the 16 days leading up to its earnings.

BP has a healthy upstream project pipeline, which is likely to bring in volume growth for the company.

In January, 23 analysts rated Chevron (CVX). Among the analysts, 17 (or 74%) recommended a “buy” or “strong buy.”

In this article, we’ll look at ExxonMobil’s (XOM) stock price forecast range based on its implied volatility for the 21 days leading up to its earnings.

Implied volatility in Total has risen by 8.1 percentage points over October 1, 2018, to the current level of 27.2%.

In the previous part, we saw that Total (TOT) stock has fallen 21% in the current quarter.

Total (TOT) stock has fallen 21% in the fourth quarter so far.

Currently, BP trades at a forward PE ratio of 10.7x, which is above its peer average of 10.6x.

The implied volatility in Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) has risen by nine percentage points compared to October 1 to the current level of 26%.

Shell’s 50-day moving average has declined 4% in the fourth quarter. Shell stock has fallen 15% in the fourth quarter.

ExxonMobil’s stock price could close between $82.1 per share and $71.8 per share for the 35-day period ending on December 31.

Ten Wall Street analysts cover Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A). Of these, eight analysts rate Shell stock as a “buy” or “strong buy.”

ExxonMobil reported its third-quarter earnings on November 2. The implied volatility in ExxonMobil fell by 2.5 percentage points to 19.5%.

The implied volatility in Chevron has risen by 6.3 percentage points since September 24 to 22.9%. Chevron stock has fallen 4.4%.

Now, let’s review ExxonMobil’s stock performance before its third-quarter results.

The short interest in Total (TOT) has risen 0.05% since July 2, the beginning of the third quarter, to the current level of 0.10%.

The implied volatility in Suncor (SU) has fallen by 6.6 percentage points compared to July 2 to the current level of 19.6%.

Between September 14 and 21, upstream stock Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) gained the most on our list of energy stocks.

Now let’s consider Total’s implied volatility to forecast its stock price range leading up to September 28.

Total stock has risen 4% in the third quarter so far despite the fall in oil prices. WTI has fallen 6% in the current quarter.

Integrated energy stock YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) was the second weakest on our list last week, and midstream stocks Western Gas Partners (WES) and Shell Midstream Partners (SHLX) ranked third and fourth.

Short interest in BP (BP) has risen marginally from 0.115% on July 2 to the current level of 0.125%.

Implied volatility in BP has fallen 5.8 percentage points from July 2 to the current level of 17%.

BP reported its earnings results on July 31. On the day, its implied volatility fell 4.3 percentage points to 16.5%.

Seven analysts have assigned a “buy” or “strong buy” rating to Shell, and one analyst has assigned a “hold” rating.

In this part, we’ll forecast ExxonMobil’s (XOM) stock price based on its implied volatility up until its earnings release, which is slated for July 27.

In this article, we’ll look at Chevron’s (CVX) stock price forecast range for the 16-day period leading up to its earnings based on its implied volatility.

Shell trades at a forward PE of 11.4x, below its peer average of 12.3x.

Of the three analysts covering World Fuel Services (INT) on June 27, one recommended “strong buy,” one recommended “hold,” and one recommended “sell.”

In this part of our series, we’ll take a look at how hedge funds are positioning themselves in the leading gainers and decliners from the refining and marketing sector and integrated energy sector this week.

PetroChina (PTR) fell ~7.7% from the previous week’s close of $84.18 to $77.72 on June 14.

Shell has observed a fall in its short interest from 0.22% on April 2 to the current level of 0.11%.

In the second quarter of 2017, BP reported the start-up of two of its major upstream projects, West Nile Delta and Quad 204.

In the first quarter, 12 hedge funds bought CVR Refining’s (CVRR) stock and three sold of CVRR stock. So the total buying hedge funds outnumbered the total selling hedge funds by nine.

BP plans to balance its organic cash flow at the oil price point of $50 per barrel in 2018.

Eight analysts have assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings to ExxonMobil stock, 12 have assigned a “hold” rating, and three have assigned a “sell” or “strong sell.”

For BP, five analysts assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, six analysts assigned “hold” ratings, and one analyst assigned a “sell” rating.

ExxonMobil (XOM) is a financially strong company with comfortable leverage and a good liquidity position.

Currently, XOM’s 50-day moving average stands 5.2% below its 200-day moving average.

Chevron (CVX) has seen a fall in its short interest (as a percentage of outstanding shares) by 0.2 percentage points at the end of March to the current level of 1.1%.

In this series, we reviewed the estimates for Chevron’s (CVX) 1Q18 earnings. We then looked at its segmental outlook and stock performance before its earnings release.

Before we look at Chevron’s (CVX) moving average since January 2, let’s briefly look at how moving averages trended until then.

Shell (RDS.A) is rated by 11 Wall Street analysts. Of this total, ten analysts (or 91%) have assigned it “buy” or “strong buy” ratings.

To conclude our series on the biggest movers in the energy sector, we’ll look at the biggest losses from the US integrated energy sector this week.

At the beginning of 1Q17, ExxonMobil (XOM) stock fell. ExxonMobil’s 50-day moving average, which stood below its 200-day moving average, slid further down.

Chevron’s (CVX) 50-day moving average slid down but stayed above its 200-day moving average in 1Q17.

In this part of our series, we’ll look at Royal Dutch Shell’s (RDS.A) stock price estimate based on its current implied volatility.

In this part of our series, we’ll look at the biggest losses in the US integrated energy sector for the week that began on March 12.

ExxonMobil (XOM) stock is covered by 24 Wall Street analysts. Seven of them (or 29%) have given the stock a “buy” or “strong buy” recommendation.

BP (BP) has seen a marginal rise in its short interest (percentage of outstanding shares) from 0.16% on February 2 to the current level of 0.22%.

Post-earnings, BP has been rated by a total of 11 analysts. Of the total, five analysts have assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, five have assigned “hold” ratings, and one has assigned a “sell” rating on the stock.

Of the 23 analysts covering Chevron, 13 analysts assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, nine assigned “hold” ratings, and one assigned a “sell” rating for the stock

Chevron (CVX) announced its 4Q17 results on February 2, 2018. CVX opened the day at $123.90 per share, which was lower than its previous close of $125.60.

Shell is trading at a forward PE of 13.7x, which is below its peer average of 15.5x.

BP (BP) has observed a fall in its short interest (percentage of outstanding shares) from 0.3% on October 2 to the current level of 0.2%, which usually shows that stock’s bearish sentiment has decreased.

Chevron’s moving averages In this part, we’ll look at Chevron’s (CVX) moving averages. Let’s start with its moving averages in the first nine months of 2017. In the beginning of 2017, Chevron’s 50-DMA (day moving average) slid down but stayed above its 200-DMA. The downtrend in Chevron stock extended to 2Q17. As WTI (West Texas […]

Short interest in XOM ExxonMobil’s (XOM) short interest (as a percentage of outstanding shares) has fallen from 0.9% on October 2, 2017, to 0.8%, implying that bearishness in the stock has decreased. Over the same period, ExxonMobil stock has risen 6.8%. Why the fall in bearishness? Oil prices significantly impact upstream business earnings, and WTI […]

ExxonMobil’s moving averages in 2017 In 1Q17, ExxonMobil (XOM) stock fell. ExxonMobil’s 50-day moving average, which was below its 200-day moving average, slid further down. ExxonMobil’s downtrend halted in the second quarter with its better-than-expected 1Q17 earnings. However, as WTI (West Texas Intermediate) plunged, XOM stock remained pressured. In 3Q17, ExxonMobil’s 50-day moving average stayed below its 200-day […]

Shell’s mean price target has risen 16% over December 2016 to $70 per share in December 2017.

YPF’s high percentage of “buy” ratings could be due to the regulated environment in the Argentinian energy industry.

In this series, we’ll rank the top ten global integrated energy firms based on the “buy” ratings received from Wall Street analysts.

Shell is trading at a forward PE multiple of 15.6x, below its peer average of 16.5x.

In the week ended November 10, 2017, upstream stock Cobalt International Energy (CIE) ranked first on our list of top energy losers.

Of the 24 analysts covering Chevron (CVX) stock, 16 analysts assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, seven assigned “hold” ratings, and one assigned a “sell” rating.

For Shell, ten analysts assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, one assigned a “hold,” and no analysts assigned “sell” or “strong sell” ratings.

This week, which started on October 9, 2017, China National Offshore Oil (CEO) is at the top of the list of gainers in the integrated energy sector.

Eni (E), an integrated energy major, has three segments: Exploration & Production (or E&P), Gas & Power (or G&P), and Refining & Marketing (or R&M).

BP’s PEG ratio stands at 0.36, below the peer average of 0.39.

Statoil (STO) stock’s correlation coefficient versus WTI for the past one-year period stood at 0.67, implying a strong positive correlation.

On August 25–September 1, 2017, oilfield services stock CARBO Ceramics (CRR) was the largest loser among our list of energy stocks.

BP’s PEG ratio stands at 0.30, which is below the peer average of 0.34.

BP’s (BP) net-debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio stood at 1.7x in 2Q17—below the average industry ratio of 2.0x.

Out of 26 analysts currently covering Chevron, 17 have assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings.