Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV Makes New Investment in ExxonMobil Corporation $XOM

Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 5,572 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $671,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its stake in shares of ExxonMobil 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 during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of ExxonMobil by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 231,488 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,857,000 after acquiring an additional 14,233 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of ExxonMobil 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 valued at $18,778,000 after acquiring an additional 8,853 shares during the last quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of ExxonMobil by 78.3% during the third quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 13,180 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after acquiring an additional 5,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of ExxonMobil by 46.6% during the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 35,160 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,997,000 after acquiring an additional 11,177 shares during the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of ExxonMobil from $145.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of ExxonMobil from $172.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of ExxonMobil in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of ExxonMobil from $140.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of ExxonMobil from $175.00 to $172.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.70.

ExxonMobil Price Performance

XOM stock opened at $144.33 on Friday. ExxonMobil Corporation has a 1 year low of $101.18 and a 1 year high of $176.41. The company has a market cap of $598.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.34, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $155.04 and a 200 day moving average of $136.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $83.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.13 billion. ExxonMobil had a net margin of 7.57% and a return on equity of 10.24%. ExxonMobil’s revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.76 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ExxonMobil Corporation will post 11.45 EPS for the current year.

ExxonMobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. ExxonMobil’s dividend payout ratio is 69.48%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ExxonMobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 1,080 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.50, for a total value of $167,940.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 17,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,662,782. This represents a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 6,460 shares of company stock valued at $989,104 in the last 90 days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key ExxonMobil News

Here are the key news stories impacting ExxonMobil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Argus raised its price target on ExxonMobil to $169 from $166 and kept a Buy rating, citing a strong Q1 earnings beat and expected 2026 production growth from the Permian and Guyana. Argus Hikes Exxon Mobil Price Target to $169 as Permian, Guyana Production Power 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank slightly increased its FY2026 earnings estimate for ExxonMobil to $10.20 per share, reinforcing expectations for solid profitability even though the new estimate remains below the broader consensus.
• Positive Sentiment: ExxonMobil is also getting support from reports highlighting its AI-powered seismic tools in Guyana, which could improve exploration efficiency and help accelerate future project development. Exxon Mobil Uses AI Seismic Tools To Reshape Guyana Project Pipeline
• Neutral Sentiment: A court ruling requiring ExxonMobil to face a $1 billion lawsuit from InterOil’s founder over post-merger payments adds legal overhang, but the outcome is still uncertain. ExxonMobil Must Face InterOil Founder’s $1B Suit Over Post-Merger Payments
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent articles about Iran-related oil price spikes and Shell’s trading windfall underscore how geopolitics are moving the energy sector, but they do not directly change ExxonMobil’s fundamentals on their own.

ExxonMobil Company Profile

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.