Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Stock Holdings Lessened by Berry Wealth Group LP

Berry Wealth Group LP reduced its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,650 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 7,617 shares during the quarter. Exxon Mobil makes up approximately 1.3% of Berry Wealth Group LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Berry Wealth Group LP’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,058,875 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $46,468,147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111,231 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 96,307,931 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $10,345,132,000 after buying an additional 342,967 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil in the second quarter worth approximately $6,163,719,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Exxon Mobil by 3.5% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 33,500,304 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,611,553,000 after acquiring an additional 1,126,912 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 31,194,493 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,517,179,000 after acquiring an additional 340,785 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Exxon Mobil

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil prices higher, creating a near‑term revenue and cash‑flow tailwind for integrated producers like Exxon. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Exxon has scheduled a large physical shipment (about 600,000 barrels) of mostly gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia — evidence of active commercial positioning amid global fuel tightness. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/investor flows favor the HALO trade (Heavy Asset, Low Obsolescence), giving energy majors like Exxon a defensive appeal versus more cyclical/fast‑obsolescing sectors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and boutiques have nudged fair‑value estimates and price targets higher into the mid‑$140s–$180s range, keeping XOM in focus for income/value investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Exxon’s investor presentation at the Morgan Stanley Energy & Power conference provided incremental detail but no fresh guidance; such events tend to support clarity rather than drive headline moves. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector headlines are mixed (energy outperformance vs. intra‑day profit‑taking); some banks raised targets into the ~$150 area but kept cautious ratings, signaling limited consensus on sustained upside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: An Exxon VP sold 2,150 shares (disclosed Form 4); while modest and routine, insider sales can be viewed negatively by short‑term traders. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that sustained regional conflict could threaten production/transport logistics, raising uncertainty on near‑term volumes and costs despite higher prices. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on XOM. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Loop Capital set a $123.00 target price on Exxon Mobil in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Exxon Mobil from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.75, for a total transaction of $698,750.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,295,864. The trade was a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,380 shares of company stock valued at $2,227,734. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of XOM stock opened at $150.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $629.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.35. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $159.60. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $122.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $80.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.98 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.67 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th will be paid a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is currently 61.58%.

About Exxon Mobil

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.