25 LLC Makes New Investment in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

25 LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,423 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the second quarter valued at $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter worth about $63,000. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE XOM opened at $112.37 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $112.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $115.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $493.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 52-week low of $95.77 and a 52-week high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.01. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 14.73% and a net margin of 9.61%. The firm had revenue of $90.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.27 EPS. Exxon Mobil’s revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.52%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This is an increase from Exxon Mobil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is 49.32%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on XOM. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Exxon Mobil from $127.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Scotiabank raised Exxon Mobil from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $129.00 to $145.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $128.84.

Exxon Mobil 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.