7,753 Shares in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Bought by Finward Bancorp

Finward Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 7,753 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $834,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rockline Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,918 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,788,000 after buying an additional 1,498 shares in the last quarter. Renasant Bank increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 10,369 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,115,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 41,637 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $4,479,000 after acquiring an additional 2,825 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $543,000. Finally, Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 952,944 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $102,508,000 after purchasing an additional 47,893 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $231,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 18,087 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,989,570. This represents a 10.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $117.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. HSBC reduced their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $136.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $115.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Argus upgraded Exxon Mobil to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $126.75.

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

XOM stock traded up $2.65 on Friday, reaching $106.84. The company had a trading volume of 17,830,092 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,979,540. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.31. The company's fifty day moving average is $109.92 and its 200 day moving average is $112.90. The company has a market cap of $462.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.61. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 EPS 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 last year, the business posted $2.48 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

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