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Exxon Mobil (XOM) Stock Moves 0.14%: What You Should Know

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Exxon Mobil (XOM - Free Report) closed at $71.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.14% move from the prior day. This move traded in line with S&P 500. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.09%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.68%.

Heading into today, shares of the oil and natural gas company had gained 3.88% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 9.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.43% in that time.

XOM will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 1, 2019. On that day, XOM is projected to report earnings of $1.08 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 22.73%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $74.18 billion, up 11.52% from the year-ago period.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for XOM should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 18.46% lower. XOM is currently a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).

Looking at its valuation, XOM is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 17.59. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 9.94.

Also, we should mention that XOM has a PEG ratio of 1.5. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Oil and Gas - Integrated - International was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.03 at yesterday's closing price.

The Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 250, which puts it in the bottom 3% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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