Cypress Capital Group Sells 4,005 Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

Cypress Capital Group trimmed its holdings in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 128,137 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 4,005 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil accounts for about 1.7% of Cypress Capital Group’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Cypress Capital Group’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $14,447,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 121.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1,595.2% in the third quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 95.8% in the third quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on XOM. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Monday, December 29th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Exxon Mobil from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $114.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.74.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total transaction of $351,570.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 28,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,349,758.96. This represents a 9.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Exxon Mobil

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risk is lifting oil prices, which benefits integrated majors like Exxon by supporting upstream margins and refining spreads. Oil Rallies On Iran War Fears
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlight a structural LNG wave in 2026 that should boost gas demand and benefit Exxon’s gas/LNG exposure, a medium-term tailwind for earnings. What the LNG Wave Means
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate moves: Exxon is emphasizing carbon capture (CCS) and reshaping its portfolio (including exiting the Fife plant), signaling focus on higher-return/transition assets that investors may view favorably over time. Exxon Mobil Reshapes Portfolio With CCS Push
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships: expanded R&D and supply-chain cooperation with BYD on hybrid EV innovation supports diversification into low-carbon transport tech. BYD & ExxonMobil Boost Cooperation
• Neutral Sentiment: Market positioning & betting: short-term speculation and prediction markets (Polymarket) are focused on whether Exxon will beat Q4 estimates; this raises event-driven volatility but doesn’t change fundamentals. Polymarket Odds: Will AXP, XOM, VZ Beat Earnings?
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings previews are mixed: analysts expect refining resilience to offset weaker upstream pricing, so Q4 results could show offsetting effects rather than a clear beat or miss. Exxon Mobil Q4 Preview
• Negative Sentiment: High expectations create risk: coverage notes the stock is pricing in strong long‑term growth even as analysts trim profit forecasts—Exxon must show credible growth catalysts or risk a pullback. Exxon Earnings Are Coming. The Stock Is Pricing in Big Growth.
• Negative Sentiment: “Smart money” caution: commentary flags investor wariness ahead of earnings, signaling potential downside if results or guidance disappoint. Why the smart money is pensive
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst action: Bank of America raised its price target to $135 but kept a neutral rating, which implies limited upside from that firm’s view and mixed analyst sentiment overall. Benzinga

Exxon Mobil Price Performance

Shares of XOM stock opened at $140.67 on Friday. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a twelve month low of $97.80 and a twelve month high of $142.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $122.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $593.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.45, a P/E/G ratio of 14.53 and a beta of 0.37.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $83.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $83.09 billion. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 11.22%. Exxon Mobil’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.