Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) were down 0.1% on Wednesday after UBS Group lowered their price target on the stock from $157.00 to $149.00. UBS Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. Exxon Mobil traded as low as $113.81 and last traded at $114.02. Approximately 1,548,430 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 91% from the average daily volume of 16,736,777 shares. The stock had previously closed at $114.18.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $139.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Exxon Mobil to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $146.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $135.76.
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Institutional Trading of Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Trading Up 0.3 %
The stock has a market cap of $451.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.04, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $115.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.01.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $93.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $90.09 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 16.07% and a net margin of 9.73%. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.94 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 8.36 EPS for the current year.
Exxon Mobil Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.32%. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is presently 46.57%.
About Exxon Mobil
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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