ExxonMobil Corporation $XOM Shares Sold by First Eagle Investment Management LLC

First Eagle Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOMFree Report) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,753,826 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 40,551 shares during the quarter. ExxonMobil makes up approximately 1.6% of First Eagle Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. First Eagle Investment Management LLC’s holdings in ExxonMobil were worth $933,095,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Peoples Bank OH increased its position in ExxonMobil by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Peoples Bank OH now owns 14,993 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,804,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in ExxonMobil by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,903 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $711,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Field & Main Bank boosted its position in ExxonMobil by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Field & Main Bank now owns 23,393 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,815,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Capstone Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in ExxonMobil by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Capstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,606 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Sunburst Financial Group LLC boosted its position in ExxonMobil by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunburst Financial Group LLC now owns 3,526 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

ExxonMobil Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of ExxonMobil stock opened at $149.44 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market cap of $619.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 0.19. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $136.54. ExxonMobil Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $101.18 and a fifty-two week 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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $83.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.13 billion. ExxonMobil had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 7.57%.The company’s revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.76 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that ExxonMobil Corporation will post 11.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ExxonMobil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. ExxonMobil’s dividend payout ratio is 69.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. HSBC boosted their price target on ExxonMobil from $135.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on ExxonMobil from $172.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wolfe Research lowered ExxonMobil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on ExxonMobil from $195.00 to $182.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $155.00 price target on shares of ExxonMobil in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ExxonMobil currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $163.95.

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Insider Buying and Selling at ExxonMobil

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 1,080 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.50, for a total value of $167,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 17,124 shares in the company, valued at $2,662,782. This represents a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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