Exxon Mobil Corporation
Explores for and refines oil and gas, with a chemicals arm that cushions swings in the crude price.
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57.1% correct+0.27% avg moveBUY 0/0 · HOLD 3/4 · SELL 1/3
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| 2026-08-07partial | HOLD | ✗ | +4.41% | Maintain XOM at current position size with all three analysts converging on Hold, as the structural floor thesis (1.37x FCF coverage, 0.17 beta, 12+ years of dividend increases) remains intact while short-term momentum has cooled. The Neutral Analyst's defined decision tree provides execution triggers: 2% scale-in on pullback to $150-152 holding 10 EMA, full 4% add on breakout above $157 with volume >12M, and review-and-reduce if close below 50 SMA ($146.48) on rising volume. |
| 2026-08-06 | HOLD | ✓ | -1.16% | XOM is maintained at Hold with current position size as the structural floor thesis (1.37x FCF coverage, 0.17 beta, 12+ years of dividend increases, investment-grade rating) remains intact while the Q2 best-profit-in-four-years inflection and 5.5-6% total shareholder yield prevent underweight, though the 25.5% YTD run and RSI cooling from 72 to 59 limit upside asymmetry. Key monitoring levels are the 10 EMA at $153.75 (near-term warning/25-30% trim signal on close below with rising volume), the 50 SMA at $146.38 (hard invalidation stop), and $156.94 with positive MACD histogram (add trigger); reassess at Q3 earnings in October. |
| 2026-08-05 | SELL | ✗ | +2.12% | Trim 10-15% of XOM at $153-156 to capture technical deterioration (MACD histogram collapsed from +2.10 to +0.02, 50 SMA rolling over from $154.73), while maintaining 80-85% of neutral weight given the dividend floor (1.37x FCF coverage, 2.66% yield), 0.17 beta defensive characteristics, and structural floor at the 200 SMA. Eliminate the $137 stop (too close to structural support) and reload in tranches at $144-148 (50 SMA with MACD confirmation) and $138-140 (200 SMA only on operating margin stabilization); re-evaluate at Q3 earnings in October. |
| 2026-08-04 | SELL | ✓ | -1.51% | Trim XOM by 10-15% given a binary setup at tested resistance ($158.71) that has produced -2.5% alpha versus SPY on prior Hold calls, with Q2 miss, forward-EPS cuts, and political overhang weighing on near-term odds. Maintain 85-90% exposure as the structural floor (book value $63, 200 SMA $138, 2.65% yield, 0.17 beta) prevents a full Sell, but the asymmetric risk/reward and negative forward-EPS convexity warrant capital-neutral Underweight positioning. |
| 2026-08-03 | HOLD | ✓ | -0.71% | Maintain XOM at current portfolio size within the 146.37-162.55 no-action zone; add up to 25% toward Overweight on a confirmed daily close above 162.55 with above-average volume, targeting 170 then 180; trim 30-50% toward Underweight on a daily close below 146.37 (50-SMA), with 200-SMA at 138.26 as the sole re-entry candidate. The Hold rating balances intact earnings power ($14.5B Q2 profit, 5.7% dividend yield) against FCF concerns and geopolitical risk, with Q3 October earnings as the next decision point. |
| 2026-07-31 | SELL | ✗ | -0.24% | Trim XOM to ~75% of benchmark weight by selling into the $158-$162 seller zone with a hard stop at $163, driven by structurally halved operating margins (12.15% → 6.43%), ~46% net income decline from peak, and a 14.7x forward PE anchored on $10.59 EPS that contradicts trend-implied ~$7.50 EPS. Re-entry requires operating margin stabilization above 8% for two consecutive quarters combined with net debt plateau and either breakout above $162.54 on >15M volume or 200 SMA basing—no pre-committed reload price. |
| 2026-07-30 | HOLD | ✓ | -0.97% | Maintain XOM (Hold) into Friday's Q2 earnings as the confirmed medium-term uptrend and beat-and-raise setup argue against trimming, while stretched technicals (RSI 67, price at upper Bollinger Band $162) argue against adding. Scale the tail hedge to 4% of position using Aug $155 puts (deeper than the $150 strike) and execute a pre-defined post-earnings decision tree rather than discretionary sizing in the print volatility. |