Briefing From The Editor -- XOM Stock

By Harris Dyer • Friday, December 29 15:25 • Permanent Link

Exxon Mobil logged a -0.2% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $99.95 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. XOM's trading volume is 10,801,357 compared to the stock's average volume of 21,991,258.

Exxon Mobil trades -12.58% away from its average analyst target price of $114.33 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $94.52 to $135.03, and on average have given Exxon Mobil a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in XOM, you'll want to know the following:

Exxon Mobil's current price is -6.5% below its Graham number of $106.85, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Exxon Mobil has moved -9.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 10.07, Exxon Mobil has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
XOM has a forward P/E ratio of 11.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.37 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.27 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Exxon Mobil is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.98 compared to its sector average of 1.78
Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally.
Based in Spring, the company has 62,000 full time employees and a market cap of $399.48 Billion. Exxon Mobil currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.6%.

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