Adams Asset Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) by 0.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,500 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10 shares during the period. Adams Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $2,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Marshwinds Advisory Company increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Marshwinds Advisory Company now owns 45,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,518,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. MB Financial Bank Trust Department increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. MB Financial Bank Trust Department now owns 155,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,157,000 after buying an additional 7,533 shares during the period. Private Asset Management increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Private Asset Management now owns 203,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,853,000 after buying an additional 2,660 shares during the period. R. M. Davis increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. R. M. Davis now owns 506,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,493,000 after buying an additional 3,775 shares during the period. Finally, Founders Capital Management increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Founders Capital Management now owns 18,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,465,000 after buying an additional 1,711 shares during the period.

Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) traded down 1.99% on Monday, reaching $76.30. 11,629,108 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 12 month low of $66.55 and a 12 month high of $93.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $76.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.95. The company has a market capitalization of $317.63 billion and a P/E ratio of 16.12.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 30th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.12. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.89 earnings per share. The business earned $67.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $63.75 billion. Exxon Mobil’s revenue was down 37.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Exxon Mobil Co. will post $3.82 EPS for the current year.

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 11th will be issued a $0.73 dividend. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 9th.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. RBC Capital set a $82.00 target price on shares of Exxon Mobil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 15th. Independent Research GmbH set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 11th. Raymond James downgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $83.70 to $79.96 in a research report on Wednesday, November 18th. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, December 3rd. Finally, Vetr raised shares of Exxon Mobil from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $80.26 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $81.68.

In other Exxon Mobil news, VP Alan J. Kelly sold 2,711 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.85, for a total transaction of $235,450.35. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 223,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,447,452. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Bradley W. Corson sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.03, for a total transaction of $1,044,360.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 194,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,894,089.54. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Exxon Mobil Corporation is an energy company. The Company is engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. The Company is involved in the manufacturing of petroleum products, and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. The Company also manufactures and markets petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and a variety of specialty products. The Company’s projects include the Kearl project, Heidelberg project, the Point Thomson project, the Hadrian South project, the Lucius project, the Chirag Oil project, the Tapis Enhanced Oil Recovery project, the Damar project, and the Barzan project, among others. The Company is conducting its operations and projects in the United States, Asia, Africa, Canada/South America, Europe and Australia/Oceania.

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