Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Shares Up 1.5% – Still a Buy?

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s share price traded up 1.5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $136.93 and last traded at $136.90. 14,487,106 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 19,006,781 shares. The stock had previously closed at $134.84.

Key Exxon Mobil News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Exxon has begun commercial operation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with CF Industries in Louisiana, marking a concrete step toward commercial-scale emissions reductions and potential new revenue/contract streams for CCS services. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Exxon plans to expand CCS along the U.S. Gulf Coast, with new Texas and Louisiana projects targeted for 2026 and evaluation of a low‑carbon data center — news that supports the company’s energy‑transition roadmap and ESG narrative. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: China’s BYD and Exxon are deepening a hybrid‑technology partnership, signaling collaboration on mobility/energy solutions that could broaden downstream technology exposure and strategic ties in EV markets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reiterated a Buy rating on XOM, providing analyst support that can buoy investor sentiment and buying interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Exxon has advanced its Trinidad deepwater exploration plans by contracting Shearwater for a major 3D seismic survey — a step that could support future reserve additions if exploration is successful. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha overview flagged a weaker risk‑reward profile and noted a rating downgrade ahead of Q4 results, highlighting investor concerns about near‑term valuation and disappointment risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Kazakh authorities urged Exxon to speed up repairs at the Tengiz oilfield after an extended outage, underscoring ongoing operational risk in a major producing asset that could pressure near‑term volumes and revenue. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Exxon Mobil from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $156.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Exxon Mobil from $146.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Exxon Mobil from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.84.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 1.5%

The firm has a market cap of $577.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.90, a PEG ratio of 8.62 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business has a fifty day moving average of $121.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.43.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $83.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $83.09 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 8.99%.Exxon Mobil’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.92 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. This is a boost from Exxon Mobil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is presently 59.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 3,000 shares of Exxon Mobil stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total transaction of $351,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 28,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,349,758.96. The trade was a 9.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Exxon Mobil in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1,595.2% during the third quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 121.8% during the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Exxon Mobil

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.