Hanson & Doremus Investment Management Buys 2,989 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Hanson & Doremus Investment Management boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 13.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,712 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,989 shares during the period. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $2,658,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 7,761.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,893,677 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $808,077,000 after purchasing an additional 6,805,982 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased 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 worth $585,818,000 after acquiring an additional 5,110,603 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 16.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 4,415,012 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 168.5% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,530,457 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $531,060,000 after purchasing an additional 2,842,844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 92,194,981 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $10,777,735,000 after acquiring an additional 1,622,064 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $231,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 18,087 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,989,570. The trade was a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

NYSE:XOM traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $109.81. 13,355,760 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,241,651. The stock has a market capitalization of $482.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.89. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 52 week low of $100.42 and a 52 week high of $126.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.08.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm earned $2.48 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

XOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Monday. UBS Group lowered 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $136.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $129.25.

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.