Diversified Trust Co. Increases Stock Position in Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

Diversified Trust Co. increased its position in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 116,576 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 3,380 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $14,029,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1,595.2% during the 3rd quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the period. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 121.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 95.8% during the 3rd quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. 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. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $118.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Nine equities research 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $148.89.

Exxon Mobil Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE XOM opened at $165.22 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.15. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $167.48. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.07. The firm has a market cap of $688.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.70, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.35.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 $80.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.67 earnings per share. Exxon Mobil’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is 61.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exxon Mobil

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 1,080 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.50, for a total transaction of $167,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 17,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,662,782. This trade represents a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 11,460 shares of company stock worth $1,687,854 over the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Exxon Mobil News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risk is lifting oil prices and buying interest in Exxon — shares hit a new all‑time high as Middle East tensions revive oil-market risk premia. Exxon Mobil Stock Surges To All-Time High Tuesday
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: UBS and others are keeping bullish stances/raised targets (UBS Buy, PT ~$171), underpinning demand and giving investors a valuation anchor. Exxon Mobil: Qatar LNG Disruption Manageable…
• Positive Sentiment: Project growth in Guyana continues to support long‑term production upside — ExxonMobil Guyana moving forward with FEED work and additional FPSO capacity. SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for the Longtail project in Guyana
• Positive Sentiment: Recent company results remain solid (quarterly EPS beat and strong revenue vs. estimates), giving investors confidence in cash flow and dividends amid higher oil. Why the Market Dipped But Exxon Mobil (XOM) Gained Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Wider market commentary and buy‑strategies highlight Exxon as a defensive oil play — useful context for long‑term investors but not immediate catalysts. 2 Oil Stocks That Can Weather the Current Volatility
• Neutral Sentiment: Notable price‑target moves and screening coverage (some targets raised to ~$158–171) keep XOM on watchlists — supports liquidity but reflects differing analyst views. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Price Target Raised to $158.00
• Negative Sentiment: Damage from Iranian missile strikes in Qatar could cost major oil firms (including Exxon exposure in the region) roughly $5B in lost revenue — a clear near‑term earnings headwind if outages persist. Exxon Mobil Faces $5B Revenue Hit after Iran Strikes Qatar
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing Iran war risks create broader economic and market stress; a prolonged conflict could reverse oil gains or cause volatility that hurts near‑term earnings visibility. Economic risks of U.S. war on Iran mount

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.