Valued Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 293 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Valued Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) by 14.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,344 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $252,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of XOM. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter worth $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at $54,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Annapolis Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 284.9% during the third quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC now owns 766 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on XOM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Barclays cut their target price on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Mizuho lowered their price target on Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $127.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $128.84.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

XOM opened at $108.69 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $111.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $115.38. Exxon Mobil Co. has a twelve month low of $100.42 and a twelve month high of $126.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market capitalization of $477.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.91.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.01. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 14.73%. The business had revenue of $90.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.27 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.77 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.64%. This is an increase from Exxon Mobil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.32%.

Exxon Mobil Company Profile

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.