BCS Wealth Management Sells 16,076 Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation $XOM

BCS Wealth Management decreased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) by 65.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 8,655 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 16,076 shares during the period. BCS Wealth Management’s holdings in Exxon Mobil were worth $976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XOM. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,058,875 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $46,468,147,000 after buying an additional 1,111,231 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 96,307,931 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $10,345,132,000 after purchasing an additional 342,967 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Exxon Mobil in the second quarter worth $6,163,719,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Exxon Mobil by 2.8% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 46,598,313 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,023,298,000 after buying an additional 1,274,860 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 3.5% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 33,500,304 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,611,553,000 after buying an additional 1,126,912 shares during the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Exxon Mobil

In related news, VP Darrin L. Talley sold 3,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the vice president owned 28,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,349,758.96. The trade was a 9.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Exxon Mobil News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: White‑house engagement on Venezuela energizes upside expectations: President Trump is meeting with major U.S. oil companies to discuss rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry, a development investors view as opening a sizable opportunity for U.S. majors (potential future production, contracts or arbitration recoveries). Trump to Meet With Chevron and Other Oil Companies on Venezuela. What We Know.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector spotlight on U.S. operations in Venezuela boosts appetite for oil names including XOM, with analysts and retail investors re‑assessing Exxon as a potential beneficiary of policy shifts. Is Exxon Mobil Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold for January 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term strategic positives: Exxon’s growing low‑carbon portfolio (CCS, hydrogen, lithium) and planned Gulf Coast projects aim to deliver stable, fee‑based cash flows — a bullish data point for investors looking past the commodity cycle. Will ExxonMobil’s Low-Carbon Business Act as Its Next Growth Engine?
• Neutral Sentiment: Big‑oil caution vs. fast movers: U.S. Treasury commentary and FT reporting suggest majors may move cautiously on large Venezuela investments without guarantees, meaning potential gains could take time to materialize. Bessent says largest oil companies are likely to move slower in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Policy/claims context mixed: coverage notes that arbitration claims and guarantees around Venezuela investments remain unresolved — a reminder that political risk and timelines are uncertain. US oil companies say they need guarantees to invest in Venezuela, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term profit warning: Exxon flagged that falling liquids (crude) prices could reduce fourth‑quarter upstream earnings by about $800M–$1.2B, a clear headwind for near‑term results and sentiment. Exxon signals fall in fourth-quarter upstream profit
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and lowered expectations have followed the earnings update, increasing short‑term downside risk if oil prices stay weak. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Stock Price Down 3.3% on Analyst Downgrade

Exxon Mobil Stock Performance

Shares of XOM stock opened at $122.76 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $517.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.84, a PEG ratio of 7.30 and a beta of 0.37. Exxon Mobil Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $97.80 and a fifty-two week high of $125.93. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $117.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.78.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, June 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $57.55 billion during the quarter. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 11.22%. Analysts expect that Exxon Mobil Corporation will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $1.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from Exxon Mobil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is 59.88%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lowered their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $127.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Mizuho raised their target price on Exxon Mobil from $129.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Exxon Mobil from $119.00 to $118.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Exxon Mobil from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $114.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Exxon Mobil in a report on Friday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $129.71.

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.