Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC Takes $15.58 Million Position in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOM

Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOMFree Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 91,841 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,582,000. ExxonMobil comprises approximately 1.4% of Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC raised its holdings in ExxonMobil by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 12,017 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,039,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance boosted its holdings in ExxonMobil by 1.9% during the first quarter. Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance now owns 3,720 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $631,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. ICW Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ExxonMobil by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 25,286 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,043,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Swisher Financial Concepts Inc. increased its stake in shares of ExxonMobil by 0.3% in the first quarter. Swisher Financial Concepts Inc. now owns 27,402 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,649,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Shipley& Co Ltd increased its stake in shares of ExxonMobil by 5.4% in the first quarter. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd now owns 1,336 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XOM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of ExxonMobil in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Bank of America upgraded ExxonMobil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on ExxonMobil from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ExxonMobil in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of ExxonMobil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.45.

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ExxonMobil Trading Up 1.9%

ExxonMobil stock opened at $154.52 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $145.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a market cap of $640.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 0.17. ExxonMobil Corporation has a 12 month low of $105.53 and a 12 month high of $176.41.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOMGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.18. ExxonMobil had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 7.57%.The company had revenue of $83.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. ExxonMobil’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ExxonMobil Corporation will post 11.38 EPS for the current year.

ExxonMobil Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. ExxonMobil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.48%.

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ExxonMobil Profile

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ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is an integrated oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, production, refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products and the manufacture and sale of petrochemicals. Its operations span the full energy value chain, including upstream exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas; midstream transportation and storage; and downstream refining, product distribution and retail. The company also produces a broad range of chemical products for industrial and consumer applications.

ExxonMobil markets fuels and lubricants under well-known brands such as Exxon, Mobil and Esso, and its Mobil 1 motor oil is a prominent consumer product.

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