O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Boosts Position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 530,624 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after buying an additional 2,604 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $57,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of XOM. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 28.6% in the 4th quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,403 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $689,000 after purchasing an additional 1,423 shares during the period. Inkwell Capital LLC acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,204,000. Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 85.2% during the 4th quarter. Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,485 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $698,000 after buying an additional 2,984 shares in the last quarter. United Bank grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. United Bank now owns 19,888 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $2,139,000 after buying an additional 1,968 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter valued at $13,457,000. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on XOM. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bernstein Bank raised their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $129.05.

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Insider Activity at Exxon Mobil

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of Exxon Mobil stock in a transaction dated 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 trade represents a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

XOM stock traded up $1.36 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $119.09. The company had a trading volume of 21,644,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,729,953. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 12 month low of $103.67 and a 12 month high of $126.34. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $110.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $113.74. The firm has a market cap of $516.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.31.

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 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 in the previous year, the company posted $2.48 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a $0.99 dividend. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.