Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for Exxon Mobil Q1 Earnings

Exxon Mobil Co. (NYSE:XOM) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Exxon Mobil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.82. The consensus estimate for Exxon Mobil’s current full-year earnings is $7.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Exxon Mobil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.77 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $138.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Exxon Mobil in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $124.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Exxon Mobil from $142.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Exxon Mobil from $149.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on Exxon Mobil from $137.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.84.

Exxon Mobil Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE XOM opened at $110.16 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $484.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.91. Exxon Mobil has a twelve month low of $100.42 and a twelve month high of $126.34. The business’s fifty day moving average is $111.56 and its 200 day moving average is $115.44.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exxon Mobil

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil during the second quarter worth about $46,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Exxon Mobil during the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Exxon Mobil in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Exxon Mobil in the third quarter worth $63,000. 61.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Exxon Mobil Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.99 dividend. 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. Exxon Mobil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.32%.

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.