Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Shares Bought by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 83,620 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $8,995,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Finally, Annapolis Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 284.9% during the third quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC now owns 766 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on XOM. Bernstein Bank increased their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. HSBC reduced their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Thursday, December 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.30.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

XOM opened at $106.82 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is $110.66 and its 200-day moving average is $115.29. The stock has a market cap of $469.48 billion, a PE ratio of 13.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.91. Exxon Mobil Co. has a twelve month low of $100.42 and a twelve month high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by ($0.10). Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 14.73% and a net margin of 9.61%. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.48 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Profile

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.