Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC Sells 3,708 Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lowered its stake in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 20.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,160 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 3,708 shares during the quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $1,597,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter worth about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 95.8% in the 3rd quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on XOM shares. Mizuho set a $140.00 price target on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $171.00 target price on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Monday, February 2nd. 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. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $143.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.82, for a total transaction of $339,313.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 18,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,872,955.28. The trade was a 10.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 16,380 shares of company stock worth $2,227,734. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Exxon Mobil

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil prices higher, creating a near‑term revenue and cash‑flow tailwind for integrated producers like Exxon. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Exxon has scheduled a large physical shipment (about 600,000 barrels) of mostly gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia — evidence of active commercial positioning amid global fuel tightness. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/investor flows favor the HALO trade (Heavy Asset, Low Obsolescence), giving energy majors like Exxon a defensive appeal versus more cyclical/fast‑obsolescing sectors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and boutiques have nudged fair‑value estimates and price targets higher into the mid‑$140s–$180s range, keeping XOM in focus for income/value investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Exxon’s investor presentation at the Morgan Stanley Energy & Power conference provided incremental detail but no fresh guidance; such events tend to support clarity rather than drive headline moves. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector headlines are mixed (energy outperformance vs. intra‑day profit‑taking); some banks raised targets into the ~$150 area but kept cautious ratings, signaling limited consensus on sustained upside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: An Exxon VP sold 2,150 shares (disclosed Form 4); while modest and routine, insider sales can be viewed negatively by short‑term traders. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that sustained regional conflict could threaten production/transport logistics, raising uncertainty on near‑term volumes and costs despite higher prices. Read More.

Exxon Mobil Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of XOM opened at $150.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.15. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a 52 week low of $97.80 and a 52 week high of $159.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $629.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.57, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $138.24 and a 200-day moving average of $122.80.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.08. The business 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%.Exxon Mobil’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th will be issued a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.58%.

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.