Avior Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM - Free Report) by 22.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 69,475 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 19,921 shares during the quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $7,474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter worth $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter worth $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company's stock.
XOM has been the topic of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Barclays cut their target price on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $129.00 to $145.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $118.00 to $120.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $128.84.
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XOM opened at $108.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $111.56 and a 200-day moving average of $115.38. Exxon Mobil Co. has a fifty-two week low of $99.61 and a fifty-two week high of $126.34. The company has a market capitalization of $477.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.91.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.01. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 14.73%. The firm had revenue of $90.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.27 EPS. The business's revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.77 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This is a positive change from Exxon Mobil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Exxon Mobil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.32%.
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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