Midwest Trust Co lifted its holdings in ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM – Free Report) by 3.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 710,969 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,411 shares during the period. ExxonMobil comprises about 1.5% of Midwest Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Midwest Trust Co’s holdings in ExxonMobil were worth $120,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ExxonMobil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ExxonMobil in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its stake in ExxonMobil by 456.1% in the 4th quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 228 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new stake in ExxonMobil in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in ExxonMobil during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have issued reports on XOM shares. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of ExxonMobil from $128.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of ExxonMobil from $172.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of ExxonMobil from $171.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 29th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on ExxonMobil from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut ExxonMobil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.45.
ExxonMobil Stock Performance
NYSE:XOM opened at $144.50 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $145.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $146.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $598.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.17. ExxonMobil Corporation has a twelve month low of $105.53 and a twelve month high of $176.41.
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.18. ExxonMobil had a net margin of 7.57% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The firm had revenue of $83.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.76 earnings per share. ExxonMobil’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ExxonMobil Corporation will post 11.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ExxonMobil Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. ExxonMobil’s payout ratio is currently 69.48%.
About ExxonMobil
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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