Equities research analysts predict that TotalFinaElf, S.A. (NYSE:TOT) will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Zero analysts have provided estimates for TotalFinaElf,’s earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $0.93 and the highest estimate coming in at $1.08. TotalFinaElf, posted earnings of $0.90 per share in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 8.9%. The business is expected to report its next quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 27th.
On average, analysts expect that TotalFinaElf, will report full year earnings of $3.93 per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.60 to $4.48. For the next year, analysts expect that the firm will report earnings of $4.35 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.66 to $5.25. Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow TotalFinaElf,.
TotalFinaElf, (NYSE:TOT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 27th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.06. TotalFinaElf, had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.13%. The company had revenue of $41.18 billion during the quarter.
Several analysts have commented on TOT shares. TheStreet raised shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “c” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 27th. ValuEngine raised shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Canaccord Genuity raised shares of TotalFinaElf, from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 21st. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $54.00 price objective on shares of TotalFinaElf, in a research report on Wednesday, May 17th. Finally, Simmons increased their price objective on shares of TotalFinaElf, from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.75.
Shares of TotalFinaElf, (TOT) traded up 1.14% on Friday, reaching $50.39. 1,140,781 shares of the company were exchanged. The company’s 50-day moving average is $49.94 and its 200-day moving average is $50.80. TotalFinaElf, has a 52 week low of $45.05 and a 52 week high of $54.71. The company has a market capitalization of $123.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.90 and a beta of 0.76.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 29th. Investors of record on Friday, June 2nd were given a $0.694 dividend. This is a positive change from TotalFinaElf,’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. This represents a $2.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.51%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 31st. TotalFinaElf,’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.52%.
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bremer Trust National Association increased its position in shares of TotalFinaElf, by 25.0% in the first quarter. Bremer Trust National Association now owns 38,770 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,955,000 after buying an additional 7,765 shares during the period. Capstone Asset Management Co. increased its position in shares of TotalFinaElf, by 2.4% in the first quarter. Capstone Asset Management Co. now owns 198,196 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $9,993,000 after buying an additional 4,610 shares during the period. Regentatlantic Capital LLC increased its position in shares of TotalFinaElf, by 38.4% in the first quarter. Regentatlantic Capital LLC now owns 142,789 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $7,199,000 after buying an additional 39,652 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC increased its position in shares of TotalFinaElf, by 16,087.5% in the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 5,148 shares during the period. Finally, E&G Advisors LP increased its position in shares of TotalFinaElf, by 17.0% in the first quarter. E&G Advisors LP now owns 9,270 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $467,000 after buying an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 6.15% of the company’s stock.
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TotalFinaElf, Company Profile
Total SA (Total) is an oil and gas company. The Company has three segments: an Upstream segment, including the activities of the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, and the activities of gas and power; a Refining & Chemicals segment constituting an industrial hub consisting of the activities of refining, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals, and also includes the activities of oil trading and shipping, and a Marketing & Services segment, including the activities of supply and marketing in the field of petroleum products, as well as the activity of New Energies.
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