ConocoPhillips COP
$136.27 +$0.81 (+0.60%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $136.80 +0.39%
Open$135.13
Prev close$135.46
Day range$134.19 – $138.39
Volume7.66M
Market cap$161.12B
P/E (TTM)14.4
Dividend yield2.47%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership86.1%+0.19 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,814+76 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)21 buys / 27 sellsNet selling
Short interest1.55% of floatDays to cover 3.3 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share14.1%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$56.64M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 1.55% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +938,163 | 0.1% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +711,854 | 0.1% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,564,622 | 3.5% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,740,260 | 0.8% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,712,703 | 7.8% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,450,142 | 0.2% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,323,695 | 2.4% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,244,388 | 0.8% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,022,465 | 0.2% |
| Wellington Management Group | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,609,759 | 1.3% |
| Victory Capital Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,484,709 | 0.2% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +875,528 | 1.0% |
| Adage Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +823,300 | 0.6% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +718,121 | 0.2% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +673,918 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | Robert Niblock | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +270 | – | 96,396 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Nicholas Olds | Executive Vice President of Lower 48 & Global HSE | Other Derivative Acquisition | +22,758 | – | 22,758 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Shannon Kinney | Senior VP of Legal, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Other Derivative Acquisition | +24,080 | – | 24,080 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Kirk Johnson | Executive Vice President of Global Operations & Technical Functions | Other Derivative Acquisition | +37,930 | – | 37,930 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Greig Patterson | VP of Finance & Controller | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 6,276 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Andrew Lundquist | Senior Vice President of Government Affairs | Open Market Disposition | -9,487 | $135.15 | 9,593 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Kelly Rose | Former Senior VP of Legal, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Open Market Disposition | -15,000 | $134.52 | 10,284 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Robert Niblock | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +322 | – | 95,532 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Sharmila Shahani-Mulligan | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -1,974 | $119.00 | – |
| 31 May 2026 | Andrew Lundquist | Senior Vice President of Government Affairs | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,325 | $116.46 | 19,080 |
| 31 May 2026 | Andrew Lundquist | Senior Vice President of Government Affairs | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +1,611 | – | 19,080 |
| 20 May 2026 | Sharmila Shahani-Mulligan | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -1,974 | $122.62 | – |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Timothy Leach | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,230 | – | – |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Timothy Leach | Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,230 | – | 413,441 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | William McRaven | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,230 | – | 23,537 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | William McRaven | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,230 | – | 8,097 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Ryan Lance | Executive Chair of the Board | Open Market Disposition | -113,221 | $132.71 | 378,481 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Nicholas Olds | Executive Vice President of Lower 48 & Global HSE | Other Disposition | -1,903 | – | 4,854 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Kelly Rose | Former Senior VP of Legal, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Open Market Disposition | -7,700 | $130.03 | 25,284 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Nicholas Olds | Executive Vice President of Lower 48 & Global HSE | Open Market Disposition | -6,994 | $127.06 | 6,757 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 18,636,187 | 1.6% | 3.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 15,327,729 | 1.3% | 2.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 16,065,330 | 1.3% | 2.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 16,764,745 | 1.4% | 2.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 16,864,931 | 1.4% | 2.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 18,512,066 | 1.5% | 3.1 |
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