ConocoPhillips Q2 Preview: Strong And Steady As She Goes

alvarez/E+ via Getty Images ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock is -4.3% during the past year and has significantly underperformed both the S&P 500 (+19.5%) and The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLE), which is +5.4%. In Q1, COP's earnings of $2.03/share were down$0.35/share from the year earlier period. That was primarily due to lower average realized pricing ($56.60/boe vs.$60.86/boe) as Henry Hub natural gas realizations dropped from $2.92/Mcf to$1.57/Mcf. And domestic natural gas pricing continues t ...