Armis Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 19,932 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $2,144,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tallon Kerry Patrick bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $789,000. XML Financial LLC raised its position in Exxon Mobil by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 48,284 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $5,194,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares during the period. Eads & Heald Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 16,747 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,802,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 16.8% during the fourth quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 2,313 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
XOM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $125.50.
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Exxon Mobil Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:XOM traded up $0.40 on Thursday, hitting $102.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,577,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,516,187. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $107.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.02. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The company has a market capitalization of $441.78 billion, a PE ratio of 13.07, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 9.63%. The business had revenue of $83.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. Exxon Mobil's revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. 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 Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.52%.
About Exxon Mobil
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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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