Helen Stephens Group LLC Purchases 2,825 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Helen Stephens Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,637 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil makes up about 1.3% of Helen Stephens Group LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Helen Stephens Group LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $4,479,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the second quarter worth about $39,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XOM has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. BNP Paribas downgraded Exxon Mobil from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Redburn Atlantic reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $120.00 target price (up from $119.00) on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $128.84.

Exxon Mobil Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE XOM traded up $1.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $112.37. 19,228,798 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,346,318. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.35. Exxon Mobil Co. has a one year low of $95.77 and a one year high of $126.34. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $112.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $115.51. The company has a market cap of $493.89 billion, a PE ratio of 13.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.91.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.27 EPS. Exxon Mobil's quarterly revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.52%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This is a positive change from Exxon Mobil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio is currently 49.32%.

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.