Grove Street Fiduciary LLC acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,534 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $420,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Axis Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,966 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $591,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the period. WPWealth LLP raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. WPWealth LLP now owns 9,201 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 2.0% during the first quarter. Ascent Capital Management LLC now owns 4,913 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $584,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.4% during the first quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 6,811 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $810,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 437 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Exxon Mobil Price Performance
Exxon Mobil stock traded down $0.37 during trading on Friday, reaching $110.42. The company had a trading volume of 10,521,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,852,264. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $108.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.01. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1-year low of $97.80 and a 1-year high of $126.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $475.87 billion, a PE ratio of 14.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.24.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.59%. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is presently 52.52%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have recently commented on XOM shares. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Friday, July 11th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $120.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $125.42.
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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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