Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Shares Acquired by Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 23.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,078 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after buying an additional 3,197 shares during the quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $1,837,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,709,202 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $786,453,000 after acquiring an additional 521,932 shares in the last quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC now owns 9,419 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,013,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. now owns 85,400 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $9,186,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 4,462 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Doliver Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Doliver Advisors LP now owns 1,155,606 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $124,308,000 after acquiring an additional 13,359 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

NYSE:XOM traded up $1.70 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $104.97. 16,267,658 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,675,569. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The company has a market cap of $454.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $109.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $111.49.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $83.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $86.11 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.51%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on XOM shares. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Scotiabank dropped 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 research report on Friday, April 11th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Exxon Mobil from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.85.

Exxon Mobil Company 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.