ExxonMobil Corporation $XOM Shares Sold by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lessened its holdings in shares of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOMFree Report) by 4.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,539,743 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 67,822 shares during the period. ExxonMobil accounts for approximately 0.6% of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in ExxonMobil were worth $261,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ExxonMobil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ExxonMobil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. lifted its position in ExxonMobil by 456.1% during the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 228 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in ExxonMobil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in ExxonMobil during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on XOM. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on ExxonMobil from $171.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Bank of America raised shares of ExxonMobil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of ExxonMobil from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. BNP Paribas Exane set a $165.00 price objective on shares of ExxonMobil and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of ExxonMobil in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.55.

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ExxonMobil Stock Down 0.3%

ExxonMobil stock opened at $136.27 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company has a market capitalization of $564.83 billion, a PE ratio of 22.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.17. ExxonMobil Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $105.53 and a fifty-two week high of $176.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $147.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $144.52.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOMGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $83.16 billion for 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. Research analysts expect that ExxonMobil Corporation will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current year.

ExxonMobil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. ExxonMobil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 69.48%.

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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