Quotient Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 7.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 622,281 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 44,859 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil comprises about 2.4% of Quotient Wealth Partners LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $74,008,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $10,023,875,000 after buying an additional 1,104,617 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter valued at $6,936,737,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in 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 valued at $4,950,087,000 after buying an additional 2,998,892 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Exxon Mobil by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 45,323,453 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $5,390,318,000 after buying an additional 1,340,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Exxon Mobil by 13.1% in 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 during the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
XOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $129.00 to $124.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $127.00 price target on shares of Exxon Mobil and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.55.
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Exxon Mobil Stock Performance
Shares of XOM stock opened at $114.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $495.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24, a PEG ratio of 2.19 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. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $107.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $108.72. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 52 week low of $97.80 and a 52 week high of $126.34.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $83.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.49% and a return on equity of 12.06%. Exxon Mobil's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.
Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is 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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