Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) – Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Exxon Mobil in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $1.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Exxon Mobil’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exxon Mobil’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.01. Exxon Mobil had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 14.73%. The company had revenue of $90.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.27 earnings per share. Exxon Mobil’s revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on XOM. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Exxon Mobil from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Exxon Mobil from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $129.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Exxon Mobil presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.74.

Exxon Mobil Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE XOM opened at $106.83 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $113.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $115.69. The stock has a market cap of $469.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Exxon Mobil has a 52-week low of $95.77 and a 52-week high of $126.34.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.99 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This is a boost from Exxon Mobil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is 49.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 151,863,649 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $17,801,457,000 after acquiring an additional 395,218 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Exxon Mobil by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 92,194,981 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $10,777,735,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622,064 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Exxon Mobil by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,794,077 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $4,235,972,000 after buying an additional 5,330,887 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Exxon Mobil by 19.3% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 32,308,002 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,719,296,000 after buying an additional 5,235,607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Exxon Mobil by 16.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,522,556 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,936,929,000 after buying an additional 4,415,012 shares in the last quarter. 61.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Exxon Mobil Company Profile

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