QP Wealth Management LLC Takes $456,000 Position in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

QP Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,791 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $456,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of XOM. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 84.8% during the fourth quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,057 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $620,000 after buying an additional 2,321 shares during the last quarter. RDA Financial Network lifted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. RDA Financial Network now owns 5,978 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $719,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Collective Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 2,851 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Ransom Advisory Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd now owns 16,062 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,933,000 after acquiring an additional 1,499 shares during the period. Finally, Fulcrum Equity Management increased its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 4,242 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $510,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

XOM opened at $159.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $145.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.23. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $162.44. The company has a market capitalization of $665.64 billion, a PE ratio of 23.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.35.

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

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were paid a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 12th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is 61.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 1,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.50, for a total value of $167,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 17,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,662,782. The trade was a 5.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,460 shares of company stock valued at $1,687,854. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Exxon Mobil

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are revising earnings and targets up across the integrated-oil group after the Middle East supply shock, which supports higher oil-price assumptions and makes XOM more attractive to income/value investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: HSBC raised Exxon’s price target (reported coverage) — a signal that some institutional analysts see limited downside versus current levels and are moving to higher targets. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho lifted XOM’s price target to $162 and raised its oil-price outlook, reflecting expectations for stronger 2026 commodity-driven cash flow. That supports valuation upgrades and positive sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector rotation into energy and materials is accelerating as the market re-prices commodity-linked assets — a technical tailwind for XOM as investors shift into energy. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Operational growth: Exxon is accelerating oil & gas project timelines in Guyana (new floating production facilities nearing deployment), which supports medium-term production growth and value realization. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Trading/marketing strength: Exxon is among firms shipping record U.S. fuel volumes to Australia to fill supply gaps, demonstrating lucrative trading opportunities amid disrupted global flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro: the S&P 500 is under pressure as oil spikes past $100–$120/bbl — this drags broader risk assets even as energy names outperform; net effect for XOM is positive for revenues but mixed for market multiples. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: Exxon announced a planned redomiciliation to Texas — a structural/legal change that’s unlikely to move fundamentals near-term but matters for governance/tax positioning. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Portfolio move: Exxon sold its stake in North Atlantic Energies, a small ownership shift that is not material to XOM’s consolidated results but removes a minor holding. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Security/damage risk: Iranian strikes damaged LNG facilities at Qatar’s Ras Laffan (Exxon is a JV partner), cutting Qatar’s export capacity by ~17% and creating multi-year repair timelines and near-term revenue losses for partners — a direct operational hit for joint ventures even as it props up energy prices globally. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on XOM. Zacks Research upgraded Exxon Mobil from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $125.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $148.89.

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.