Core Alternative Capital cut its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 15.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,103 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 12,154 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil makes up approximately 1.9% of Core Alternative Capital's investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Core Alternative Capital's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $8,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter worth about $6,936,737,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Exxon Mobil by 14,242.7% during 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. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 35,662,602 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,836,226,000 after acquiring an additional 4,140,046 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 46,017,358 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,950,087,000 after acquiring an additional 2,998,892 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $240,653,000. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently issued reports on XOM. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $129.00 to $124.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $131.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Exxon Mobil from $120.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.55.
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Exxon Mobil Trading Up 0.8%
NYSE XOM traded up $0.88 on Thursday, reaching $114.68. The company had a trading volume of 7,693,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,752,998. The firm has a market cap of $494.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $97.80 and a fifty-two week high of $126.34. The business has a 50 day moving average of $107.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $108.66.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.03. The company 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 12.06% and a net margin of 9.49%. The firm's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.
Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is presently 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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