Exxon Mobil -- The Essentials

By Susan Ramirez • Thursday, September 04 10:14 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Energy company Exxon Mobil has moved 0.2% so far today on a volume of 1,168,953, compared to its average of 16,670,087. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Exxon Mobil trades -10.1% away from its average analyst target price of $124.79 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $95.0 to $145.0, 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 3.6% above its Graham number of $108.28, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Exxon Mobil has moved -1.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.2%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.04, Exxon Mobil has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
XOM has a forward P/E ratio of 14.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.87 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.82 compared to its sector average of 1.6
Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, France, and internationally.
Based in Spring, the company has 61,000 full time employees and a market cap of $478.27 Billion. Exxon Mobil currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.5%.

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