$750,000 of CONOCOPHILLIPS lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Permitting Reform - support for efficient, effective, and predictable U.S. permitting processes, NEPA modernization, and judicial review reform. Support for efficient, effective, and predictable permitting procedures in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A)& support for the Department of the Interior's Notice of Intent to Propose an Environmental Impact Statement for Production Site Development in the NPR-A. Opposition to any bans or restrictions on U.S. oil, natural gas, or refined products exports. 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. Support for H.R. 7831, the License to Drill Act. Support for S. 722, the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act & H.R. 1555 (House companion legislation). General overview of ConocoPhillips' energy issue priorities. 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. 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. Ongoing compliance with Consent Decree in U.S. v. Marathon Oil Company (D.N.D. 2024)(Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-136). Permitting Reform Issues; SPEED Act (H.R. 4776). 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 related to the international regulation of methane. Discussions regarding tariff assessments. Discussions regarding trade agreements including: US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) reauthorization, and US - European Union (EU) trade agreement. Discussions about bargaining timeframes in H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act. General discussions regarding windfall profits taxes, corporate dividends, and corporate stock buy-backs. Intangible Drilling Cost Expensing; Corporate Tax Rate; Dual Capacity Taxpayer Rules. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022 (REG-112129-23) - Interaction of Corporate Average Minimum Tax and Section 907 of Internal Revenue Code. Discussions regarding U.S. shipbuilding and energy exports."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
COP Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $COP stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 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. purchased up to $15,000 on 02/10.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
COP Insider Trading Activity
COP insiders have traded $COP stock on the open market 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 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 2 sales selling 620,021 shares for an estimated $79,518,983.
- 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
- HEATHER G. HRAP (Senior Vice President) sold 2,654 shares for an estimated $317,630
- SHARMILA MULLIGAN sold 1,974 shares for an estimated $234,906
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
COP Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,156 institutional investors add shares of COP stock to their portfolio, and 991 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 17,244,513 shares (-35.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,276,275,716
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 10,605,411 shares (-44.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,399,914,252
- FMR LLC added 8,244,241 shares (+39.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,088,239,812
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 6,628,442 shares (-34.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $874,954,344
- HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P removed 6,574,096 shares (-27.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $867,780,672
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 5,003,542 shares (+435.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $660,467,544
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added 4,694,006 shares (+116.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $619,608,792
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
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:
- Roth Capital issued a "Buy" rating on 06/22/2026
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 05/22/2026
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 12 analysts offer price targets for $COP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $144.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Josh Silverstein from UBS set a target price of $143.0 on 07/08/2026
- Gabe Daoud from Truist Securities set a target price of $115.0 on 07/08/2026
- Nitin Kumar from Mizuho set a target price of $146.0 on 07/07/2026
- Devin McDermott from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $146.0 on 06/29/2026
- Leo Mariani from Roth Capital set a target price of $130.0 on 06/22/2026
- Betty Jiang from Barclays set a target price of $155.0 on 05/26/2026
- Betty Zhang from Scotiabank set a target price of $125.0 on 04/22/2026
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