Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Trading Down 1.6% – What’s Next?

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s share price traded down 1.6% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $147.70 and last traded at $148.0780. 19,547,991 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 9% from the average session volume of 21,422,869 shares. The stock had previously closed at $150.44.

Exxon Mobil News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target on XOM to $186 and put the stock on an “overweight” rating, implying meaningful upside versus current levels. Piper Sandler raises XOM target to $186
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. EIA is projecting higher average oil prices in 2026 (WTI topping $90), which would boost Exxon’s upstream cash flow and support growth from Permian and Guyana operations. EIA Projects Higher Oil Price in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Escalating Middle East tensions — including statements about keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and warnings from Saudi Aramco that a war with Iran would be catastrophic for oil markets — are lifting risk premia on crude, which tends to benefit integrated producers like Exxon. Strait of Hormuz comments Aramco CEO warns on Iran war
• Positive Sentiment: Exxon reiterated a multi-year target (~13% CAGR in earnings through 2030) at the Morgan Stanley conference, reinforcing expectations for higher future profits and supporting valuation expansion. Exxon targets 13% earnings growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Exxon is moving fuel shipments (first U.S. Gulf Coast supply to Australia) and showing operational flexibility in product markets; positive for commercial execution but modest near-term earnings impact. First fuel supply to Australia
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-volume and short-interest metrics show reduced bearish positioning (short interest fell significantly in late February), which can amplify rallies but is not a fundamental driver by itself. Surge in options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Political moves to release Strategic Petroleum Reserve barrels (U.S. comments about tapping the SPR) could cap a crude-price rally and damp near-term margins for producers if implemented at scale. Trump says he’ll tap SPR

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XOM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $171.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho set a $140.00 target price on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Loop Capital set a $123.00 price target on Exxon Mobil in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $125.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $146.00.

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $643.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $140.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $124.07.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.08. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 8.68%.The business had revenue of $80.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $77.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 EPS for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 12th were paid a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 12th. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 2,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.82, for a total transaction of $339,313.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 18,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,872,955.28. This trade represents a 10.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 16,380 shares of company stock worth $2,227,734. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exxon Mobil

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Exxon Mobil by 456.1% in the 4th quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 228 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s stock.

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.