Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd decreased its holdings in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 43.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 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 approximately 0.2% of Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of XOM. 10Elms LLP bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 437 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on XOM shares. UBS Group lowered their target price on Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC lowered their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Argus raised shares of Exxon Mobil to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. 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 report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $125.50.
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Exxon Mobil Price Performance
XOM traded up $0.18 during trading on Thursday, hitting $102.29. 6,784,514 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,513,176. Exxon Mobil Co. has a twelve month low of $97.80 and a twelve month high of $126.34. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $107.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market cap of $440.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 9.63%. The company had revenue of $83.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.06 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Exxon Mobil's dividend 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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