Exxon Mobil Holdings (XOM) closed up 2.42% at $169.08, outperforming a session in which the S&P 500 fell 0.45%, the Dow lost 0.63% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.78%. The oil and natural gas company's stock has climbed 2.24% over the past month, beating the Oils-Energy sector's 2% gain and the S&P 500's 1.99% loss. For its upcoming earnings release, the company is expected to report an EPS of $3.78, a 101.06% rise from the year-ago quarter, on revenue of $104.88 billion, up 22.96%. Full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $11.93 per share and revenue of $409.73 billion, representing changes of +70.67% and +23.32%, respectively, from the prior year. Exxon Mobil Holdings currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), a Forward P/E of 13.84 versus an industry average of 8.9, and a PEG ratio of 1.01 against an industry average of 0.68.
Exxon Mobil CorpAnalysts project 101% EPS growth and 23% revenue growth for Exxon's upcoming earnings, with the stock outperforming the market.
