LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC Has $4.90 Million Stake in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 27.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,520 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 9,861 shares during the quarter. Exxon Mobil comprises about 1.5% of LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $4,896,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. West Oak Capital LLC lifted 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 worth $1,743,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 8,582 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $923,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $4,020,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln Capital LLC now owns 8,521 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Altus Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Altus Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,130 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,090,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.

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Insider Activity at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

NYSE XOM traded up $0.17 on Monday, hitting $103.31. The stock had a trading volume of 18,018,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,991,340. Exxon Mobil Co. has a one year low of $97.80 and a one year 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 stock has a market cap of $446.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.61. The company's 50-day moving average is $110.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $113.10.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 business earned $2.48 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were given a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.83%. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is 50.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on XOM. Barclays decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Argus raised Exxon Mobil to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Exxon Mobil from $141.00 to $138.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $126.75.

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.