Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Shares Acquired Sen. Angus S. King Jr.

Key Points

• Senator Angus S. King Jr. disclosed purchasing between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil on July 21st, as filed on August 18th.
• Exxon Mobil reported $1.64 earnings per share for its last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.47, despite a 12.4% revenue decline year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.99, with a dividend yield of 3.6% and a payout ratio of 56.25%.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine) recently bought shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation NYSE: XOM. In a filing disclosed on August 18th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Exxon Mobil stock on July 21st.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kirby NYSE: KEX on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks NYSE: ANET on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies NYSE: UBER on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Netflix NASDAQ: NFLX on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PayPal NASDAQ: PYPL on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Quanta Services NYSE: PWR on 7/21/2025.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

Shares of XOM stock opened at $108.9850 on Friday. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm's 50 day moving average is $110.26 and its 200-day moving average is $108.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.53.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.17. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The business had revenue of $81.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $79.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.14 earnings per share. Exxon Mobil's revenue for the quarter was down 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is currently 56.25%.

Institutional Trading of Exxon Mobil

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 2nd quarter valued at $6,163,719,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Exxon Mobil during the first quarter worth about $2,730,414,000. GQG Partners LLC grew its stake in Exxon Mobil by 15,135.7% in the first quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 10,071,077 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,197,753,000 after acquiring an additional 10,004,975 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 14,242.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,457,554 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,124,787,000 after acquiring an additional 9,391,614 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the second quarter worth about $607,621,000. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on XOM. Melius Research initiated coverage on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Wednesday. They set a "hold" rating and a $111.00 target price for the company. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $134.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $125.00.

About Senator King

Angus King (independent) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Maine. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2031. King (independent) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

About Exxon Mobil

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.

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