AdvisorShares Investments LLC Acquires New Holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

AdvisorShares Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 4,300 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $485,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 2.6% in the third quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 215,892 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $24,342,000 after buying an additional 5,573 shares during the last quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.4% during the second quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 389,769 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,017,000 after acquiring an additional 5,527 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 306,658 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $34,576,000 after acquiring an additional 9,831 shares during the period. Capital Counsel LLC NY lifted its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Counsel LLC NY now owns 49,687 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,356,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HORAN Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 78.3% during the 3rd quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 13,180 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after purchasing an additional 5,788 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

More Exxon Mobil News

Here are the key news stories impacting Exxon Mobil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity — traders bought ~111,114 XOM call contracts (about 30% above typical call volume), signalling short‑term bullish positioning that can amplify upside.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Exxon is expanding production in several OPEC‑linked nations with U.S. administration support, which investors interpret as accelerated growth/market access upside. Exxon Mobil Stock Is Rising Today: What’s Going?
• Positive Sentiment: Operational growth: Exxon is pushing Permian output using new tech and plans further production increases — supports higher future cash flow expectations. ExxonMobil’s Permian Push: Here’s What Investors Should Know
• Positive Sentiment: Refinery/asset progress: startup of a new Baytown unit reduces execution risk and should support downstream margins/volumes. Exxon Mobil starts up new Baytown unit
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst/upgrades momentum and bullish coverage (Evercore keeping buy, several upgrades) has supported sentiment and helped lift the stock into a new 1‑year range. Evercore ISI Keeps Their Buy Rating on Exxon Mobil (XOM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Portfolio refocus: Exxon closed the Fife plant and struck a Colombia deal — strategic reshaping that could improve long‑term mix but may not meaningfully change near‑term cash flow. ExxonMobil Refocuses Portfolio With Colombia Deal And Fife Plant Closure
• Neutral Sentiment: Market/sector tailwinds: energy sector rotation and favorable commodity factors (weather-driven gas drawdowns, higher oil demand forecasts) support XOM, but they are macro drivers shared across peers. Energy sector context and XOM commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Broker pushback: BNP Paribas Exane downgraded XOM to Underperform, creating some selling pressure and adding analyst divergence risk. BNP Paribas Exane Downgrades Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) to Underperform
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: an officer sold 5,000 shares — a small signal that may be noticed by some investors but is not material to company fundamentals. Darrin Talley Sells 5,000 Shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Stock

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on XOM. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Friday, January 16th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Exxon Mobil from $146.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised Exxon Mobil from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $171.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.59.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of Exxon Mobil stock opened at $149.28 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $125.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.41. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $97.80 and a fifty-two week high of $149.57. The firm has a market cap of $629.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.49 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.08. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 8.68%.The firm had revenue of $82.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share. Exxon Mobil’s revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.58%.

Insider Transactions at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.75, for a total value of $698,750.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 23,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,295,864. This represents a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 11,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,406,570 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Exxon Mobil Company Profile

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is an integrated oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, production, refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products and the manufacture and sale of petrochemicals. Its operations span the full energy value chain, including upstream exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas; midstream transportation and storage; and downstream refining, product distribution and retail. The company also produces a broad range of chemical products for industrial and consumer applications.

ExxonMobil markets fuels and lubricants under well-known brands such as Exxon, Mobil and Esso, and its Mobil 1 motor oil is a prominent consumer product.