26,418 Shares in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Purchased by Compass Capital Corp MA ADV

Compass Capital Corp MA ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 26,418 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $2,877,000. Exxon Mobil accounts for 1.1% of Compass Capital Corp MA ADV's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1,524.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,445,922 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $585,818,000 after purchasing an additional 5,110,603 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 16.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,522,556 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,936,929,000 after buying an additional 4,415,012 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 11,131.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,792,811 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $192,853,000 after acquiring an additional 1,776,848 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 92,194,981 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $10,777,735,000 after acquiring an additional 1,622,064 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 9.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 18,328,008 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,148,409,000 after acquiring an additional 1,512,694 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bernstein Bank upped their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Exxon Mobil from $117.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 18,087 shares in the company, valued at $1,989,570. This represents a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Exxon Mobil Trading Down 1.4 %

XOM traded down $1.53 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $109.75. The stock had a trading volume of 14,495,708 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,945,340. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $108.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $476.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.89. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1-year low of $103.05 and a 1-year high of $126.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.77 by ($0.10). Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 9.63%. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.51%.

About Exxon Mobil

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.