Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM)’s stock price has soared by 2.40 in relation to previous closing price of 101.83. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-06-08 that Investing in high-yielding dividend stocks has benefits and drawbacks. On the plus side, they pay lucrative dividends, making them an excellent way to generate passive income.
Is It Worth Investing in Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) is above average at 13.79x. The 36-month beta value for XOM is also noteworthy at 0.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for XOM is 4.30B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.05% of that float. The average trading volume of XOM on June 09, 2025 was 17.41M shares.
XOM’s Market Performance
XOM’s stock has seen a 1.93% increase for the week, with a -0.33% drop in the past month and a -4.36% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.11% for Exxon Mobil Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.61% for XOM’s stock, with a simple moving average of -7.01% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XOM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XOM stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for XOM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for XOM in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $128 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XOM reach a price target of $132, previously predicting the price at $127. The rating they have provided for XOM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 19th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to XOM, setting the target price at $127 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
XOM Trading at -2.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XOM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.47% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at XOM starting from Talley Darrin L, who sale 2,100 shares at the price of $113.00 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Talley Darrin L now owns 15,987 shares of Exxon Mobil Corp, valued at $237,300 using the latest closing price.
Talley Darrin L, the VP – Corp Strategic Planning of Exxon Mobil Corp, sale 2,100 shares at $110.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 04 ’25, which means that Talley Darrin L is holding 18,087 shares at $231,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XOM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Exxon Mobil Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 14.18, with 8.00 for asset returns.
Based on Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 30.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 73.31 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
In summary, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
