Ring Mountain Capital LLC Acquires New Position in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Ring Mountain Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,013 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $324,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rockline Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 6.1% during 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 during the period. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 10.7% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 47,195 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $5,532,000 after buying an additional 4,578 shares during the period. Helen Stephens Group LLC increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 41,637 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $4,479,000 after buying an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 36.8% during the third quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 25,127 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,945,000 after buying an additional 6,753 shares during the period. Finally, Parthenon LLC increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 2.4% during the third quarter. Parthenon LLC now owns 191,590 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $22,458,000 after buying an additional 4,445 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exxon Mobil Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of XOM opened at $105.51 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $103.67 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $108.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $113.98. The firm has a market cap of $457.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.89.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 earnings per share 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 prior 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 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a $0.99 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.75%. Exxon Mobil's payout ratio is currently 50.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on XOM. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Mizuho decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut 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, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the business'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 value of $231,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 18,087 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,989,570. The trade was a 10.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.

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