Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Shares Sold by Advisors Asset Management Inc.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. cut its stake in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 24.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 128,070 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 41,211 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $15,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in XOM. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 6.3% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 45,161,783 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $5,249,607,000 after purchasing an additional 2,676,652 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 40,312,338 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,640,756,000 after buying an additional 4,080,716 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 16.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,794,077 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,235,972,000 after buying an additional 5,330,887 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 19.3% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 32,308,002 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,719,296,000 after acquiring an additional 5,235,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 25.1% during the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 27,511,952 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,197,989,000 after acquiring an additional 5,523,429 shares during the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

Shares of XOM stock traded up $1.72 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $120.35. 11,352,717 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,282,997. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 52-week low of $95.77 and a 52-week 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 cap of $528.95 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $118.75 and a 200 day moving average of $116.44.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $90.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.98 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 14.73% and a net margin of 9.61%. Exxon Mobil's quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.27 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. This is a positive change from Exxon Mobil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is presently 49.32%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

XOM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $138.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. BNP Paribas lowered Exxon Mobil from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $121.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $130.21.

Exxon Mobil 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.