Sharemaestro company-news research for Imperial Oil Limited (IMO), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.
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Provisional evidence
Company news sentiment
Latest IMO news and sentiment
Imperial Oil Limited
Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.
30-day score52Neutral is 50
Early balanced news score
28/100 evidence confidence
88% direct company focus
8 current stories across 3 publishers
Current company news
Early balanced news score
8 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.
Observed headline tone60/100
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Published 30-day score52/100
Latest source headline
Imperial Oil Stock Rises 49% YTD: Time to Hold or Lock in Profits?
Zacks · 08 Sep 2026 15:03
Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.
What supports the score
8 current stories are mapped specifically to IMO.
The score uses 3 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.
What limits the score
The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.227.
Confidence is 28/100, below the threshold for a firm score.
52/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
28/100
Confidencethin evidence
88%/100
Company news8 company stories
94/100
Story agreement6/100 difference
News history
Daily score and story count over 30 days
11 Aug26 Aug09 Sep
News scoreStory count50 baseline
Confidence
How reliable the score is
Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.
Amount of evidence5
0.227 after freshness weightingSource breadth60
3 independent publishersCompany relevance88
share tied directly to this companyFreshness52
recency-weighted evidenceAgreement94
how closely stories agreePublisher mix56
less reliance on one publisherPrice and news history
Weekly price and news-score history
Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.
26 completed price weeks21 comparable news-score weeks
One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Mar09 Jun04 Sep
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
04 Sep 202652CAD 177.990005-1.4%
28 Aug 202652CAD 180.473145-4.6%
21 Aug 202655CAD 189.091751+2.6%
14 Aug 202658CAD 184.25499+6.3%
07 Aug 202656CAD 173.377243-4.1%
31 Jul 202659CAD 180.881195-0.2%
24 Jul 202653CAD 181.289993+5.5%
17 Jul 202650CAD 171.889999+0.7%
Provisional evidence
News subjects
What is shaping the score
Market update423 stories · 38%
Capital return573 stories · 38%
Balance sheet631 stories · 12%
Earnings501 stories · 12%
Source mix
Where the evidence comes from
MarketBeat423 stories · 38%
simplywall.st502 stories · 25%
kalkine.ca631 stories · 12%
Zacks601 stories · 12%
Kalkine Media501 stories · 12%
Recurring subjects
Subjects appearing most often
Share Buyback1Net Income1Free Cash Flow1Energy1Dividends1Commodity Prices1
Earlier readings
How the score has changed
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
15 Apr50 neutral09 Sep 17:45
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious
Changes in the stored score
Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.
| Observed | Score | Move | Confidence | Stories | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep 17:45 | 51 | -1 | 24/100 (-2) | 9 (-2) | Provisional |
| 08 Sep 23:59 | 52 | +0 | 26/100 (-2) | 11 (-6) | Provisional |
| 04 Sep 23:59 | 52 | +0 | 28/100 (0) | 17 (0) | Provisional |
| 02 Sep 23:59 | 52 | +1 | 28/100 (+5) | 17 (+1) | Provisional |
| 01 Sep 23:59 | 51 | -1 | 23/100 (+4) | 16 (-2) | Provisional |
| 30 Aug 23:59 | 52 | +0 | 19/100 (-3) | 18 (-9) | Provisional |
| 28 Aug 23:59 | 52 | -7 | 22/100 (-15) | 27 (-8) | Provisional |
| 13 Aug 23:59 | 59 | -1 | 37/100 (-5) | 35 (0) | Measured |
Source headlines
The news behind the score
Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.
#160Tone
ZacksDirect company coverageStored article
Imperial Oil Stock Rises 49% YTD: Time to Hold or Lock in Profits?
Imperial Oil Limited'sIMO shares have climbed 49% year to date, outperforming the broader energy sector, which has advanced 32.4%. However, IMO has trailed the sub-industry's higher 66.7% growth and underperformed key peers Suncor Energy Inc. SU and Cenovus Energy Inc. CVE, whose shares have risen 51.8% and 91.4%, respectively, over the same period. IMO Stock Performance Compared to Peer Companies (SU & CVE)Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Imperial Oilis one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies, operating across the full petroleum value chain. Backed
Commodity PricesDividendsEnergyFree Cash FlowNet IncomeShare Buyback
- Published
- 08 Sep 2026 15:03
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- Large positive market reaction, Positive market reaction
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Medium · 52/100
- 30-day weight
- 55% of the score · 1.1d old
- Duplicates
- 2 consolidated
#242Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headline
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Sells 45,283 Shares of Imperial Oil Limited $IMO
- Published
- 04 Sep 2026 10:27
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- Institutional or insider selling
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Low · 34/100
- 30-day weight
- 7.3% of the score · 5.3d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#3—Not directional
Kalkine MediaDirect company coverageScored from headline
Is Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) Dividend Still In Focus?
- Published
- 02 Sep 2026 15:23
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- The headline reports news without a clear direction
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 7.1d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#463Tone
kalkine.caDirect company coverageScored from headline
Imperial Oil Limited (TSX:IMO) Gains 3.04% as Kearl Milestone, Strong Cash Generation and Oil-Market Momentum Lift Investor Optimism
- Published
- 02 Sep 2026 12:28
- News subject
- Balance sheet
- Why this score
- Positive financial language
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Medium · 50/100
- 30-day weight
- 35.1% of the score · 7.2d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#542Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headline
Mufg Securities Canada LTD. Sells 10,306 Shares of Imperial Oil Limited $IMO
- Published
- 01 Sep 2026 10:31
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- Institutional or insider selling
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Low · 31/100
- 30-day weight
- 2.2% of the score · 8.3d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#6—Not directional
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headline
There's A Lot To Like About Imperial Oil's (TSE:IMO) Upcoming CA$0.87 Dividend
- Published
- 30 Aug 2026 15:11
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- The headline reports news without a clear direction
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 10.1d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#743Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headline
Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Reduce" from Analysts
- Published
- 28 Aug 2026 06:40
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- Negative financial language
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Low · 29/100
- 30-day weight
- 0.4% of the score · 12.5d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#8—Not directional
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headline
How Imperial Oil’s Q2 2026 Profit Jump and Board Shift At Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) Has Changed Its Investment Story
- Published
- 13 Aug 2026 07:00
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- The headline reports news without a clear direction
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 27.4d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Earlier company news
IMO news archive
Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.
Older news is kept in the archive
There are 47 older IMO headlines. Open one page at a time when you need them.
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Provider mentions not used in the score
A news provider linked these stories to IMO, but the headline and available text are not mainly about Imperial Oil Limited. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.
Provider mentions are kept separate
Open the list to see which provider matches were checked and left out of IMO sentiment.
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How to read the score
It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.
Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.
Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.
It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.