ConocoPhillips (COP) Pops 2.97% for April 18

One of the S&P 500’s big winners for Monday April 18 was ConocoPhillips ($COP) as the company’s stock climbed 2.97% to $45.00 on volume of 9.34 million shares.

The stock opened at $42.09 and saw an intraday low of $42.04 and an intraday high of $45.00. All told, the day saw a per-share gain of $1.3. The stock’s average daily volume of 13.9 million and 1.24 billion shares outstanding. ConocoPhillips now has a 50-day SMA is $38.08 and 200-day SMA is $46.28, and it has a 52-week high of $69.25 and a 52-week low of $31.05.

ConocoPhillips is an independent exploration and production (E&P) company. The Company is engaged in exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas.

Based out of Houston, TX, ConocoPhillips has 15,900 employees and, after today’s trading, reached a market cap of $55.63 billion. Its P/S ratio is 2.4, P/B ratio is 1.4, and P/FCF ratio is -14.3.

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