Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. trimmed its position in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM – Free Report) by 77.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,288 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 198,012 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $6,346,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 121.8% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 1,595.2% in the 3rd quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.
Exxon Mobil News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Exxon Mobil this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Board recommends redomiciling from New Jersey to Texas — management says the move aligns legal domicile with HQ, could give Exxon a more business‑friendly corporate environment and strengthen defenses vs. activists, which investors view as governance positive. ExxonMobil Board Unanimously Recommends Redomiciling the Company from New Jersey to Texas
- Positive Sentiment: Higher oil prices and low‑cost Permian/Guyana production supporting margins — analysts note WTI near $90–$100 raises cash flow to fund projects and buybacks, bolstering Exxon’s longer‑term earnings potential. Is ExxonMobil Poised to Gain From Current Elevation in Crude Prices?
- Positive Sentiment: Operational agility — Exxon began shipping gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia and is weighing a return to Venezuela, actions that show flexibility to capture margins amid global supply disruption. Exxon Mobil Shifts Supply Routes As Investors Weigh Valuation And Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Large drop in short interest in February — short positions fell ~18.8% to ~48.4M shares, reducing immediate short‑squeeze risk and potentially removing a source of selling pressure. (Short interest data entry)
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and raised targets — brokers have kept favorable stances (UBS buy maintained; BofA lifted a price target), giving institutional endorsement for the rally’s continuation. Exxon Mobil: Buy Rating on Undervalued Recovery in Chemicals
- Neutral Sentiment: Surge in options activity — elevated options volume points to heavy positioning/speculation around XOM, which can amplify intraday moves but is ambiguous for direction. Spotlight on Exxon Mobil: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity
- Negative Sentiment: Short‑term pullback from oil easing — oil prices fell after comments raising hopes of de‑escalation, triggering sector rotation and profit‑taking after XOM’s ~40% rally; that drag and broader energy weakness are pressuring the stock today. Oil Prices Dive as Trump Gives Hope on Iran War. These Big Risks Remain for Crude.
- Negative Sentiment: Sector/market headwinds and sentiment cooling — energy ETF and sector indexes slipped and retail sentiment on social platforms has cooled from February peaks, contributing to near‑term selling pressure despite solid fundamentals. Sector Update: Energy Stocks Decline Tuesday Afternoon
Insider Buying and Selling at Exxon Mobil
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently weighed in on XOM shares. Zacks Research upgraded Exxon Mobil from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $158.00 to $156.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $143.41.
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Exxon Mobil Trading Down 1.6%
Shares of Exxon Mobil stock opened at $148.08 on Wednesday. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $159.60. 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 50 day moving average price of $140.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $123.88. The company has a market capitalization of $617.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.35.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $80.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.98 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were issued a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 12th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is 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.
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