Phillips 66 Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

PSX Stock  USD 157.79  1.05  0.66%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your way above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Phillips 66 is 'Strong Buy'. Macroaxis provides Phillips buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding Phillips positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of Phillips' available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting Phillips' buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
156.75
Target Price
128.92
Hype Value
157.09
Market Value
157.79
Naive Value
153.48
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Phillips 66 given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Phillips. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Phillips 66, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell PhillipsBuy Phillips
Strong Buy

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Possible ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Phillips 66 has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1526, Jensen Alpha of 0.2746, Total Risk Alpha of 0.1309, Sortino Ratio of 0.1596 and Treynor Ratio of 0.5441
Macroaxis provides advice on Phillips 66 to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Phillips 66. Our recommendation engine determines the firm's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Phillips is not overpriced, please check all Phillips 66 fundamentals, including its price to book, cash flow from operations, current liabilities, as well as the relationship between the cash and equivalents and beta . Given that Phillips 66 has a price to earning of 4.99 X, we recommend you to check out Phillips 66 market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your recent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Phillips Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Phillips 66 has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 79.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 1st of March 2024 Phillips paid $ 1.05 per share dividend to its current shareholders
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Phillips Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Phillips' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Phillips' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Phillips daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Phillips 66 price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Phillips returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Phillips.
Mean Return
0.34
Value At Risk
-1.88
Potential Upside
2.76
Standard Deviation
1.42
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Phillips historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Phillips Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Phillips is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Phillips 66 backward and forwards among themselves. Phillips' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Phillips' securities or originates loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Note, although Phillips' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Phillips Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(204M)(71M)511M74M(245M)(232.8M)
Change In Cash(1.4B)900M633M3.0B(2.8B)(2.7B)
Free Cash Flow935M(809M)4.2B8.6B4.6B2.5B
Depreciation1.3B1.4B1.6B1.6B2.0B1.4B
Other Non Cash Items39M152M(27M)(3.6B)3.0B3.1B
Capital Expenditures3.9B2.9B1.9B2.2B2.4B2.8B
Net Income3.4B(3.7B)1.6B11.4B7.0B4.0B
Dividends Paid1.6B1.6B1.6B1.8B1.9B1.4B
Change Receivables(2.3B)2.0B(922M)(2.1B)(1.9B)(1.8B)
Net Borrowings1.8B4.1B(1.5B)(2.4B)(2.2B)(2.1B)
End Period Cash Flow1.6B2.5B3.1B6.1B3.3B2.8B
Change To Netincome897M4.7B976M(2.7B)(3.1B)(3.0B)

Phillips Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Phillips or Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Phillips' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Phillips stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
0.27
β
Beta against NYSE Composite0.60
σ
Overall volatility
1.40
Ir
Information ratio 0.17

Phillips Volatility Alert

Phillips 66 has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.01 and kurtosis of -0.23. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Phillips' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Phillips' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Phillips Implied Volatility

Phillips' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Phillips 66 stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Phillips' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Phillips stock will not fluctuate a lot when Phillips' options are near their expiration.

Phillips Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Phillips' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Phillips' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Phillips and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Phillips or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Phillips' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Phillips by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Phillips to competition
FundamentalsPhillipsPeer Average
Return On Equity0.22-0.31
Return On Asset0.066-0.14
Profit Margin0.05 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.04 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation85.44 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding424.78 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.40 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions78.77 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted8.04 M4.71 M
Price To Earning4.99 X28.72 X
Price To Book2.26 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.47 X11.42 X
Revenue147.4 B9.43 B
Gross Profit20.06 B27.38 B
EBITDA9.93 B3.9 B
Net Income7.01 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents6.13 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share7.92 X5.01 X
Total Debt19.36 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.57 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.30 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share71.05 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations7.03 B971.22 M
Short Ratio2.48 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share15.49 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.73 X4.89 X
Target Price169.01
Number Of Employees14 K18.84 K
Beta1.38-0.15
Market Capitalization67.47 B19.03 B
Total Asset75.5 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings30.55 B9.33 B
Working Capital4.08 B1.48 B
Note: Sale by Lawrence Ziemba of 101909 shares of Phillips [view details]

Phillips Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Phillips . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Short and Long Term Debt Total14.4B17.2B19.4B10.4B
Total Assets55.6B76.4B75.5B59.2B

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When determining whether Phillips 66 offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Phillips' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Phillips 66 Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Phillips 66 Stock:
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Is Phillips' industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Phillips. If investors know Phillips will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Phillips listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.28)
Dividend Share
4.2
Earnings Share
15.49
Revenue Per Share
327.454
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.05)
The market value of Phillips 66 is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Phillips that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Phillips' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Phillips' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Phillips' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Phillips' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Phillips' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Phillips is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Phillips' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.