Bramshill Investments LLC Buys Shares of 4,500 Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Bramshill Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,500 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $484,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,709,202 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $786,453,000 after buying an additional 521,932 shares in the last quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC grew its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC now owns 9,419 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. now owns 85,400 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $9,186,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 4,462 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $481,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Doliver Advisors LP lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Doliver Advisors LP now owns 1,155,606 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $124,308,000 after purchasing an additional 13,359 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on XOM. Mizuho reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Barclays decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.85.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE XOM traded up $1.70 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $104.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 16,267,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,675,576. The business's 50 day moving average is $109.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.44. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 12-month low of $97.80 and a 12-month high of $126.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $454.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $83.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 9.63%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.51%.

Exxon Mobil Profile

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.