one8zero8 LLC Acquires Shares of 43,258 Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM)

one8zero8 LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 43,258 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,653,000. Exxon Mobil makes up about 1.0% of one8zero8 LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Choate Investment Advisors raised its stake in Exxon Mobil by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 119,397 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $12,844,000 after buying an additional 6,717 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Group Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $260,000. Harbour Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 32.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investment Management LLC now owns 6,276 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 1,520 shares during the period. Van Strum & Towne Inc. raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Van Strum & Towne Inc. now owns 45,802 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,927,000 after purchasing an additional 3,923 shares during the period. Finally, Copperwynd Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 167.1% during the 4th quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 5,815 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 3,638 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on XOM shares. Bernstein Bank increased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $130.00 to $123.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $145.00 to $140.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.25.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE XOM opened at $111.98 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $109.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm has a market cap of $485.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.28, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.83. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 1 year low of $103.67 and a 1 year high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.77 by ($0.10). Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 9.63%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.48 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 7.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. This represents a $3.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.51%.

Insider Transactions at Exxon Mobil

In other news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $231,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 18,087 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,989,570. This trade represents a 10.40 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.