Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) acquired by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM – Free Report) by 32.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,782,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,904,191 shares during the quarter. Exxon Mobil makes up about 0.5% of American Century Companies Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Holdings of American Century Companies Inc. in Exxon Mobil were worth $895,881,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in XOM. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 388,543,396 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $38,846,569,000 after buying an additional 1,269,495 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,519,753,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 6.3% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 45,161,783 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,249,607,000 after buying an additional 2,676,652 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 11.3% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 40,312,338 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $4,640,756,000 after buying an additional 4,080,716 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 25.1% in the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 27,511,952 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,197,989,000 after buying an additional 5,523,429 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.80% of the company’s shares.

Exxon Mobil stock falls 0.1%

Shares of NYSE XOM opened at $111.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $438.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.62, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.01, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Exxon Mobil Co. has a 12-month low of $95.77 and a 12-month high of $123.75. The company’s fifty-day simple moving average is $115.66, and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.98.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM – Get Your Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $93.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $90.09 billion. Exxon Mobil had a return on equity of 16.07% and a net margin of 9.73%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. In the same period last year, the company earned $1.94 per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Exxon Mobil Co. will post 8.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Exxon Mobil announces dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a $0.95 dividend. This represents an annualized dividend of $3.80 and a dividend yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 15. Exxon Mobil’s payout ratio is currently 46.57%.

Analysts on Wall Street are forecasting an increase

Several research analysts recently weighed in on XOM shares. Barclays decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $147.00 to $142.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $139.00 to $138.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Evercore ISI upgraded Exxon Mobil to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Exxon Mobil in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $146.00 price objective for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $136.29, according to MarketBeat .

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through the Upstream, Energy Products, Chemicals and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil and natural gas.

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