Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $185.81 Million Position in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,562,382 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 67,900 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $185,814,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,104,617 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter worth about $6,936,737,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $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 valued at $4,731,263,000 after purchasing an additional 5,538,694 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

NYSE XOM traded up $1.62 on Friday, reaching $114.81. The stock had a trading volume of 32,917,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,795,467. The company has a market cap of $494.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $106.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $108.66. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1-year low of $97.80 and a 1-year high of $126.34. 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 (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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $83.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.06% and a net margin of 9.49%. Exxon Mobil's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.45%. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is presently 52.52%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

XOM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Barclays reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered Exxon Mobil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Exxon Mobil has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $125.50.

Exxon Mobil Profile

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.