SteelPeak Wealth LLC Acquires 34,882 Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

SteelPeak Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 90.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 73,603 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 34,882 shares during the quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $7,934,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,730,414,000. GQG Partners LLC boosted its position in Exxon Mobil by 15,135.7% in the 1st quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 10,071,077 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,197,753,000 after buying an additional 10,004,975 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 2nd quarter valued at $607,621,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 10.8% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 27,017,683 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,213,848,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639,797 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 72.5% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 5,549,909 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $598,280,000 after acquiring an additional 2,332,293 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

XOM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler set a $141.00 price objective on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Wednesday. Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Melius Research started coverage on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "hold" rating and a $111.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $125.79.

Insider Transactions at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,158 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.45, for a total value of $238,351.10. Following the sale, the vice president owned 13,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,527,413.05. The trade was a 13.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

Shares of XOM opened at $114.08 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.54. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 52-week low of $97.80 and a 52-week high of $124.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $486.35 billion, a PE ratio of 16.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.51.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $81.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $79.07 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The firm's revenue was down 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.14 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.25%.

About Exxon Mobil

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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