Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) Shares Bought by Aspire Capital Advisors LLC

Aspire Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,415 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $690,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of XOM. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Annapolis Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil by 284.9% during the 3rd quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC now owns 766 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on XOM. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Friday. UBS Group reduced their price target on Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. BNP Paribas lowered Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.30.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

Shares of XOM stock opened at $106.82 on Friday. Exxon Mobil Co. has a one year low of $100.42 and a one year high of $126.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $110.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $115.29. The firm has a market cap of $469.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 in the previous year, the business earned $2.48 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.74 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Company 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.