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IronOak Wealth LLC. Buys New Stake in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

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IronOak Wealth LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 14,092 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $1,516,000. Exxon Mobil accounts for about 1.7% of IronOak Wealth LLC.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.2% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 1,104,617 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,936,737,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 46,017,358 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $4,950,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,998,892 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 43,983,110 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $4,731,263,000 after buying an additional 5,538,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 13.1% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 4,140,046 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Argus raised Exxon Mobil to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $136.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Bernstein Bank upped their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.50.

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Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

NYSE:XOM traded down $1.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $102.10. 14,251,325 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,546,853. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $107.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.08. The firm has a market cap of $440.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51. Exxon Mobil Co. has a one year low of $97.80 and a one year high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The company had revenue of $83.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.88%. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is presently 52.52%.

Exxon Mobil 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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