ExxonMobil (XOM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover ExxonMobil?

ExxonMobil has been rated by research analysts at Argus , Bank of America , Barclays , BMO Capital Markets , BNP Paribas Exane , DZ Bank , Freedom Capital , HSBC , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Mizuho , Morgan Stanley , Piper Sandler , Royal Bank Of Canada , TD Cowen , The Goldman Sachs Group , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

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ExxonMobil - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
14

Buy
11

Based on 25 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for ExxonMobil in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 25 analysts, 14 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for XOM.

Consensus Price Target

$164.78
0.36% Upside

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for ExxonMobil, the average price target is $164.78. The highest price target for XOM is $200.00, while the lowest price target for XOM is $90.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.36% from the current price of $164.20.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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XOM Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/7/25 to 10/7/26	1 Month Ago 9/7/25 to 9/7/26	3 Months Ago 7/9/25 to 7/9/26	1 Year Ago 10/7/24 to 10/7/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$164.78	$166.95	$162.90	$125.74
Forecasted Upside	0.36% Upside	4.65% Upside	18.64% Upside	10.11% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

XOM Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

XOM Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

ExxonMobil Stock vs. The Competition

Type	ExxonMobil	Energy Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.44	2.44	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.55% Upside	45.63% Upside	20.64% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent XOM News	Positive News	Neutral News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/1/2026	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Sam Margolin Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$182.00	+11.42%
9/29/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
9/28/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Jason Gabelman Not Rated	Boost Target	Buy	$168.00 ➝ $180.00	+10.44%
9/25/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Manav Gupta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$172.00	+6.15%
9/25/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$90.00	-44.46%
9/22/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$168.00 ➝ $169.00	+4.30%
9/21/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Biraj Borkhataria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$160.00 ➝ $180.00	+10.35%
9/3/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Royall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$158.00 ➝ $185.00	+12.63%
8/19/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Devin McDermott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$168.00 ➝ $177.00	+5.60%
8/17/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Jiang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$182.00 ➝ $177.00	+10.57%
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8/17/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lloyd Byrne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$184.00 ➝ $200.00	+23.43%
8/12/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform	$160.00 ➝ $170.00	+4.91%
8/11/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$169.00 ➝ $175.00	+8.00%
8/4/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/4/2026	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$156.00	+0.52%
8/3/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arun Jayaram Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$158.00 ➝ $166.00	+2.45%
7/28/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jean Ann Salisbury Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$154.00 ➝ $158.00	+2.26%
7/17/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lucas Herrmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$165.00 ➝ $155.00	-4.34%
7/9/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nitin Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$175.00 ➝ $170.00	+22.09%
7/8/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alastair Syme Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $175.00	+23.95%
5/26/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
5/20/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bob Brackett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$195.00 ➝ $182.00	+12.32%
4/22/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Zhang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Outperform	$128.00 ➝ $163.00	+9.78%
4/21/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Doug Leggate Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
3/24/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$145.00 ➝ $185.00	+14.17%
2/3/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sergey Pigarev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$123.00	-14.56%
8/20/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$111.00	+3.43%
1/31/2025	Bernstein Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$138.00 ➝ $144.00	+32.83%
1/13/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Neal Dingmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$117.00 ➝ $119.00	+9.90%

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Should I Buy ExxonMobil Stock? XOM Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these ExxonMobil pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

ExxonMobil
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Exxon Mobil:

Exxon Mobil has demonstrated strong operational efficiency by expanding its deployment of Helmerich & Payne's FlexRobotics technology, a recent development announced on October 7, 2026, which aims to advance drilling automation, enhance safety, and improve overall operational performance for the company.
The stock has experienced significant momentum, surging 44.3% over the past year, a performance driven by high oil prices and the company's low-cost production capabilities, which supports a positive outlook for investors despite the current premium valuation.
Exxon Mobil offers a compelling income opportunity with a dividend yield of 2.51%, backed by a 43-year streak of dividend growth, which provides a stable income stream that can be more attractive than Treasury bills when considering tax implications and reinvestment risks.
The company recently reported strong financial results for the quarter ending July 31, 2026, with actual revenue of $114,529 million exceeding the consensus estimate of $109,937 million, indicating robust business performance and the ability to generate significant cash flow.
Exxon Mobil is currently trading at $164.20, a price point that reflects its status as a top-ranked value stock according to recent Zacks Style Scores, suggesting that the market is recognizing the company's fundamental strength and potential for continued market-beating performance.

ExxonMobil
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Exxon Mobil for these reasons:

Exxon Mobil faces significant legal and regulatory risks, as the Supreme Court is currently hearing a bid by the company and other oil firms to avoid a Colorado climate lawsuit, a case that involves an unprecedented effort to use state law to regulate global conduct and could have substantial financial implications.
The company's current valuation is considered premium, with a P/E ratio of 21.13, which suggests that the stock may be overvalued relative to its earnings, and some analysts, such as 24/7 Wall St., have issued a sell rating with a price target of $132.90, indicating potential downside risk of nearly 19%.
Exxon Mobil is under increased regulatory scrutiny, with the SEC warning asset managers against collaborating on activist campaigns following a probe into the ousting of Exxon Mobil board members, which could lead to stricter rules and increased compliance costs for the company.
The company's stock price of $164.20 is near its 52-week high of $176.41, which may limit near-term upside potential and increase the risk of a correction, especially given the recent surge in price and the premium valuation.
Exxon Mobil's performance is heavily influenced by crude oil prices and geopolitical events, such as the recent Middle East conflict that affected fuel supply, making the stock vulnerable to sudden market shifts and external factors that are difficult to predict or control.

XOM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for ExxonMobil is $164.78, with a high forecast of $200.00 and a low forecast of $90.00.

25 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ExxonMobil in the last twelve months. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" XOM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in XOM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, ExxonMobil's stock has a predicted upside of 0.36% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, ExxonMobil's stock had 3 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.

ExxonMobil has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Exane, DZ Bank, Freedom Capital, HSBC, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like ExxonMobil less than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating score for ExxonMobil is 2.44 while the average consensus rating score for "energy" companies is 2.44. Learn more on how XOM compares to other companies.

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ExxonMobil (XOM) Stock Forecast & Price Target