Victory Capital Management Inc. Acquires 1,025,997 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 34.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,013,510 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,025,997 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.09% of Exxon Mobil worth $431,733,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors own 61.80% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on XOM shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $139.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Bernstein Bank upped their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $132.00 to $128.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $129.25.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

Exxon Mobil stock opened at $105.51 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $108.98 and a 200-day moving average of $113.98. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $103.67 and a 1 year high of $126.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market capitalization 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 released its quarterly earnings data 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 company posted $2.48 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Exxon Mobil

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were 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 approximately $1,989,570. This represents a 10.40 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.

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