Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd lessened its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 43.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,836 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 4,505 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil comprises about 0.2% of Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $628,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of XOM. 10Elms LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
XOM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Argus upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, HSBC lowered their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $125.50.
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Exxon Mobil Stock Performance
XOM traded up $0.45 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $103.48. 13,011,033 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,545,595. The firm has a market cap of $445.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51. The stock's fifty day moving average is $108.01 and its 200 day moving average is $110.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. 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 quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The company's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.52%.
About Exxon Mobil
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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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