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ConocoPhillips rated Buy with $160 target amid strong oil prices and cost cuts.

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06 Apr 2026

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ConocoPhillips is rated Buy with a $160 price target due to strong oil and gas prices and disciplined cost management. The company plans to reduce capital and operating expenses by $1 billion annually while optimizing its assets, aiming to lower its free cash flow breakeven to the low-$30 per barrel WTI range. Key projects like the Willow project in Alaska and LNG export growth support long-term free cash flow increases. However, geopolitical risks in the Middle East could affect its Qatar assets. ConocoPhillips returned 45% of operating cash flow to shareholders in fiscal year 2025 and intends to continue this capital return strategy in fiscal year 2026.

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