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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) Shares Acquired by Conning Inc.

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Conning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 346,776 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,554 shares during the quarter. Exxon Mobil makes up 1.4% of Conning Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Conning Inc.'s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $41,242,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 93,299,598 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $10,023,875,000 after buying an additional 1,104,617 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter worth $6,936,737,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 46,017,358 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $4,950,087,000 after buying an additional 2,998,892 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 35,662,602 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,836,226,000 after buying an additional 4,140,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 34,763,179 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,739,465,000 after buying an additional 1,293,111 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

XOM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $127.00 price target on Exxon Mobil and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Mizuho decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $129.00 to $124.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $125.40.

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Exxon Mobil Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Exxon Mobil stock traded down $0.43 on Monday, hitting $111.77. The stock had a trading volume of 2,311,819 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,016,799. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $107.32 and a 200 day moving average of $108.54. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a twelve month low of $97.80 and a twelve month high of $126.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $481.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.82, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.50.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.06% and a net margin of 9.49%. The company had revenue of $83.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is presently 52.52%.

Exxon Mobil Company Profile

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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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