BOS Asset Management LLC Buys 2,636 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

BOS Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 31.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,891 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,636 shares during the period. BOS Asset Management LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $1,172,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. West Oak Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 16,207 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,743,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 8,582 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC now owns 37,372 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,020,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Lincoln Capital LLC raised its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Lincoln Capital LLC now owns 8,521 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $917,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Altus Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Altus Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,130 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,090,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on XOM. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Scotiabank cut their target price on Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $126.75.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of Exxon Mobil stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $231,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 18,087 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,989,570. This trade represents a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of XOM stock opened at $106.84 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.81. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $462.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.61.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by ($0.10). Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 12.92%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.48 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.51%.

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.

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