$1,950,000 of CONOCOPHILLIPS lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Support for efficient, effective, and predictable permitting procedures in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Permitting Reform - support for efficient, effective, and predictable U.S. permitting processes, NEPA modernization, and judicial review reform. Support for H.R. 7831, the License to Drill Act. The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule titled, "Requirements for Site Security & Production Handling; Applying for Commingling Allocation Approval," published in the Federal Register on Jan. 30, 2026. Opposition to any bans or restrictions on U.S. oil, natural gas, or refined products exports. Support for S. 722, the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act. Overview of ConocoPhillips' issue priorities. Draft legislation regarding state superfunds. Ongoing compliance with Consent Decree in U.S. v. Marathon Oil Company (D.N.D. 2024)(Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-136). ConocoPhillips' support for conservation and habitat programs, long-time support for several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Joint Ventures, including the Intermountain West Joint Venture, and long-time support for Duck's Unlimited conservation projects in Louisiana. Alaska North Slope 5-year polar bear Incidental Take Regulations. General discussions/no legislation on issues related to Alaska and L48 oil and gas development on federal lands, permitting, and land access/lease sales. General discussions about issues related to the ongoing development of ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. BLM Proposed Commingling Rule 43 CFR 3170 Document Citation: 91 FR 4045 Document Number: 2026-01926 Carlsbad Resource Management Plan. EPA's proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2025, to revise the definition of 'waters of the United States' (draft WOTUS Rule) and its application to the North Slope of Alaska. General discussions on issues related to Alaska and L48 oil and gas development, including produced water management. Discussions regarding tariff assessments. Discussions regarding trade agreements including US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) reauthorization, and US- European Union (EU) trade agreement."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
COP Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $COP stock 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COP stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 02/10 and 2 sales worth up to $65,000 on 01/09, 01/07.
- SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN purchased up to $50,000 on 12/29.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 12/18, 11/13.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
COP Insider Trading Activity
COP insiders have traded $COP stock on the open market 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RYAN MICHAEL LANCE (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,120,729 shares for an estimated $125,834,473.
- TIMOTHY A LEACH sold 40,000 shares for an estimated $4,751,684
- ANDREW D LUNDQUIST (Senior Vice President) sold 34,500 shares for an estimated $4,128,960
- NICHOLAS G OLDS (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 33,666 shares for an estimated $4,035,861.
- KELLY BRUNETTI ROSE (SVP & General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 16,200 shares for an estimated $2,004,556.
- WELSH KONTESSA S HAYNES (VP & Controller) sold 10,339 shares for an estimated $1,241,405
- WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN purchased 5,768 shares for an estimated $500,000
- HEATHER G. HRAP (Senior Vice President) sold 2,654 shares for an estimated $317,630
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
COP Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 964 institutional investors add shares of COP stock to their portfolio, and 1,104 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 15,179,909 shares (-74.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,420,991,281
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 7,726,100 shares (-24.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $723,240,221
- HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P added 5,138,469 shares (+27.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $481,012,083
- PACER ADVISORS, INC. removed 4,726,772 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $442,473,126
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 4,269,743 shares (-15.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $399,690,642
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 2,714,663 shares (+5.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $254,119,603
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,503,156 shares (+229.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $234,320,433
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
COP Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $COP in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/12/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 11/12/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for COP, check out Quiver Quantitative's $COP forecast page.
COP Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COP recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $COP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $124.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sam Margolin from Wells Fargo set a target price of $183.0 on 04/09/2026
- Ryan Todd from Piper Sandler set a target price of $157.0 on 04/08/2026
- Alastair Syme from Citigroup set a target price of $150.0 on 04/02/2026
- Devin McDermott from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $149.0 on 03/27/2026
- Gabe Daoud from Truist Securities set a target price of $124.0 on 03/24/2026
- Nitin Kumar from Mizuho set a target price of $136.0 on 03/17/2026
- Betty Jiang from Barclays set a target price of $128.0 on 03/16/2026
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