Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM is Franklin Resources Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 7.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,728,643 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,660,910 shares during the period. Exxon Mobil makes up about 1.1% of Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.92% of Exxon Mobil worth $4,366,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of XOM. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,647 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.6% in the third quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 5,794 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $653,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Sagace Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 2.7% during the third quarter. Sagace Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,445 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 2.5% during the third quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 3,701 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, Capstone Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 3.8% during the third quarter. Capstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,527 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exxon Mobil Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of XOM stock opened at $148.08 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $140.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $123.88. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 12-month low of $97.80 and a 12-month high of $159.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a market cap of $617.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.35.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $80.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.98 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 8.68%.The company’s revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 5,000 shares of Exxon Mobil stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.75, for a total transaction of $698,750.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,295,864. This trade represents a 17.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 16,380 shares of company stock worth $2,227,734 in the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Exxon Mobil News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board recommends redomiciling from New Jersey to Texas — management says the move aligns legal domicile with HQ, could give Exxon a more business‑friendly corporate environment and strengthen defenses vs. activists, which investors view as governance positive. ExxonMobil Board Unanimously Recommends Redomiciling the Company from New Jersey to Texas
• Positive Sentiment: Higher oil prices and low‑cost Permian/Guyana production supporting margins — analysts note WTI near $90–$100 raises cash flow to fund projects and buybacks, bolstering Exxon’s longer‑term earnings potential. Is ExxonMobil Poised to Gain From Current Elevation in Crude Prices?
• Positive Sentiment: Operational agility — Exxon began shipping gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia and is weighing a return to Venezuela, actions that show flexibility to capture margins amid global supply disruption. Exxon Mobil Shifts Supply Routes As Investors Weigh Valuation And Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Large drop in short interest in February — short positions fell ~18.8% to ~48.4M shares, reducing immediate short‑squeeze risk and potentially removing a source of selling pressure. (Short interest data entry)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and raised targets — brokers have kept favorable stances (UBS buy maintained; BofA lifted a price target), giving institutional endorsement for the rally’s continuation. Exxon Mobil: Buy Rating on Undervalued Recovery in Chemicals
• Neutral Sentiment: Surge in options activity — elevated options volume points to heavy positioning/speculation around XOM, which can amplify intraday moves but is ambiguous for direction. Spotlight on Exxon Mobil: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term pullback from oil easing — oil prices fell after comments raising hopes of de‑escalation, triggering sector rotation and profit‑taking after XOM’s ~40% rally; that drag and broader energy weakness are pressuring the stock today. Oil Prices Dive as Trump Gives Hope on Iran War. These Big Risks Remain for Crude.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector/market headwinds and sentiment cooling — energy ETF and sector indexes slipped and retail sentiment on social platforms has cooled from February peaks, contributing to near‑term selling pressure despite solid fundamentals. Sector Update: Energy Stocks Decline Tuesday Afternoon

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on XOM. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $171.00 target price on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $135.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.41.

Exxon Mobil Company Profile

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.