Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM Shares Sold by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. cut its holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 636,175 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 3,825 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $76,557,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 2.6% during the third quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 215,892 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $24,342,000 after acquiring an additional 5,573 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 231,488 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $27,857,000 after buying an additional 14,233 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 3.3% in the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 306,658 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $34,576,000 after buying an additional 9,831 shares during the last quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 78.3% during the 3rd quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 13,180 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,486,000 after buying an additional 5,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 5.6% during the third quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 166,547 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $18,778,000 after purchasing an additional 8,853 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 5,000 shares of Exxon Mobil stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.75, for a total value of $698,750.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 23,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,295,864. This trade represents a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 11,460 shares of company stock worth $1,687,854 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Exxon Mobil Stock Down 5.2%

Exxon Mobil stock opened at $160.89 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $670.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.29. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 1-year low of $97.80 and a 1-year high of $176.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $151.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $129.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $80.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.98 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.67 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 12th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.58%.

Key Stories Impacting Exxon Mobil

Here are the key news stories impacting Exxon Mobil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Golden Pass LNG Train 1 started output, adding 6 MTPA of LNG capacity and beginning a new, stable revenue stream that supports long?term cash flow and project visibility. ExxonMobil-QatarEnergy JV Starts LNG Output at Texas Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary highlights Exxon’s strong earnings surprise history and advantaged upstream assets (targeting 5.5 MMboed by 2030), supporting expectations for profit and production growth. Can Exxon (XOM) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive?
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators and investing guides are pitching XOM as a defensive/energy play if stagflation or energy security concerns intensify—useful for thematic interest but not an immediate catalyst. Stagflation Fears Are Back
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and price?target moves helped push XOM to new 1?year highs earlier this week; these are supportive background signals but partly priced in. Exxon Mobil Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate driver of today’s decline: fresh signs of de?escalation in the Iran/Strait of Hormuz situation and a scheduled Trump update reduced the “war premium” in crude. Brent and WTI fell ~4–5%, and integrated oil names including XOM retraced sharply as the geopolitical risk premium unwound. Hormuz Rally Day Two: Heard on the Street Recap
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/strategy risk: reporting that Exxon scientists flagged problems with its algae biofuels program (while the company publicly promoted it) may underline execution risk in lower?margin, longer?term initiatives. Exxon Scientists Had Doubts About Algae Biofuels

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Scotiabank raised shares of Exxon Mobil to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $125.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $151.00.

About Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil 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.