Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment offers fuels, aromatics, and catalysts, as well as licensing services. It sells its products under the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands. The Chemical Products segment manufactures and markets petrochemicals including olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. The Specialty Products segment offers performance products, including lubricants, basestocks, waxes, synthetics, elastomers, and resins. The company also involves in the manufacturing, trade, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products; and pursuit lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Spring, Texas.

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Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Triumph Financial Inc (Symbol: TFIN), where a total of 777 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 77,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.8% of TFIN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 186,030 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring November 21, 2025, with 700 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 70,000 underlying shares of TFIN. Below is a chart showing TFIN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) options are showing a volume of 64,892 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.7% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring November 21, 2025, with 5,731 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 573,100 underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:
And Kohl's Corp. (Symbol: KSS) options are showing a volume of 30,554 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.1% of KSS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $13.50 strike call option expiring August 22, 2025, with 3,088 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 308,800 underlying shares of KSS. Below is a chart showing KSS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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Notable Friday Option Activity: TFIN, XOM, KSS

In trading on Friday, shares of Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $110.17, changing hands as high as $110.81 per share. Exxon Mobil Corp shares are currently trading up about 1.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of XOM shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, XOM's low point in its 52 week range is $97.80 per share, with $126.34 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $110.59. The XOM DMA information above was sourced from TechnicalAnalysisChannel.com
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Exxon Mobil Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for XOM

ConocoPhillips COP, a leading energy company worldwide, is primarily involved in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), bitumen and natural gas. The company’s involvement in the upstream sector makes its overall financial performance heavily dependent on the oil and gas pricing environment. With the West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") spot price close to $65 per barrel, it is worth assessing whether COP’s operations remain profitable in this pricing scenario.
ConocoPhillips has a diversified asset base spread across 14 countries. The company’s portfolio includes assets in the prolific shale basins of the United States, the oil sands in Canada, and conventional assets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, which support low-cost production. Notably, in the U.S. Lower 48, COP has an advantaged inventory position that can support operations at a break-even cost as low as $40 per barrel WTI cost. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, oil prices are projected to decline sharply in the coming quarters of this year and into 2026 due to an oversupplied market resulting from production increases by the OPEC+ and sluggish demand growth for the commodity.
However, COP’s high-quality, low-cost portfolio of assets makes it resilient to these difficult pricing environments and allows it to maintain stable performance and sustainable cash flows. The company mentioned that it continues to prioritize investing in its high-quality portfolio to generate higher free cash flows and stronger returns for shareholders.
High-Quality Assets: The Core of XOM and EOG's Competitive Edge
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM and EOG Resources, Inc. EOG are two global energy firms that can thrive even during periods of low oil prices.
ExxonMobil’s advantaged assets in the Permian Basin of the United States and Guyana, with low breakeven costs, should support its bottom-line profitability. The company mentioned on a recentearnings callthat it plans to lower its break-even costs to $35 per barrel by 2027 and $30 per barrel by 2030. In other words, even if crude oil prices decline significantly, XOM will be able to maintain its financial performance and generate profits.
EOG Resources is a leading independent exploration and production company with operations focused on the prolific acres in the United States as well as several resource-rich international basins. EOG boasts a high-return, low-decline asset base and stands out among the low-cost producers in the United States. The company’s focus on maintaining a resilient balance sheet and lowering production costs should enable it to weather oil price volatility.
COP’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates
Shares of COP have plunged 14.9% over the past year compared with the 22.2% decline of the industry.
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From a valuation standpoint, COP trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 5.33x. This is below the broader industry average of 10.79x.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for COP’s 2025 earnings has been revised downward over the past seven days.
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Is ConocoPhillips a Bullish Bet Despite Volatile Oil Prices?

Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM continues to demonstrate robust financial strength built on consistent free cash flow generation across its integrated operations, including upstream, downstream and chemicals. During its second-quarter 2025 earnings release, ExxonMobil reported free cash flow of $5.4 billion. This strong cash flow supports the company’s ability to fund shareholder returns, reduce debt and make strategic investments in high-return projects despite commodity price volatility.
Unlike some peers who may rely heavily on upstream scale alone, ExxonMobil’s diversified global portfolio and operational scale provide it with substantial financial flexibility and resilience. This allows the company to pursue strong growth opportunities while maintaining a robust balance sheet, positioning it well to navigate the ongoing energy transition and market uncertainties.
CVX & SHEL Deliver Solid Cash Flow Too
Like XOM, Chevron Corporation CVX and Shell plc SHEL also report solid free cash flow.
Chevron reported about $4.9 billion in free cash flow. The company remains focused on expanding U.S. shale output, particularly in the Permian Basin, while also advancing large international projects that support long-term growth.
Shell, meanwhile, reported $6.5 billion in free cash flow for the quarter. Its strategy remains anchored to liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), where it maintains the world’s largest portfolio, alongside a trading and optimization business that adds earnings resilience.
XOM’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates
Shares of XOM have lost 6.1% over the past year against the industry’s loss of 2.3%.
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From a valuation standpoint, XOM trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 7.02X. This is above the broader industry average of 4.32X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for XOM’s 2025 earnings has been revised upward over the past seven days.
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Strong Cash Flow Keeps ExxonMobil Ahead in a Volatile Energy Market

Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Shares of Alphabet have gained +5.5% over the year-to-date period against the Zacks Internet - Services industry’s gain of +6.9%. The company is riding on strong cloud and search growth. Google Cloud is benefiting from accelerated growth across AI infrastructure and Generative AI Solutions. Google Cloud’s annual revenue run rate is now more than $50 billion.
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Exxon Mobil’s shares have gained +3.7% over the year-to-date period against the Zacks Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry’s gain of +6.7%. The company is advancing key oil projects in the Permian Basin and offshore Guyana, boosting production and efficiency. Its recent merger with Pioneer enhances its U.S. operations, while Guyana remains a major growth driver.
Exxon Mobil is also expanding into cleaner energy, with a major low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia plant in Texas and progress in advanced plastic recycling. The company’s low debt exposure positions it to navigate different commodity cycles with ease. The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings fueled by higher liquid production from the United States and stronger industry refining margins.
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What happened
According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated August 19, 2025, Slocum, Gordon & Co LLP reported selling all 20,789 shares of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) during the second quarter.
The estimated transaction value, based on the quarterly average price for Q2 2025, was approximately $2.96 million. The move reduced the fund’s position in Kimberly-Clark to zero as of June 30, 2025.
What else to know
Top holdings after the filing:
Procter & Gamble: $7.91 million (6.37% of AUM)
NextEra Energy: $7.51 million (6.05% of AUM)
Exxon Mobil: $7.46 million (6.01% of AUM)
Merck: $7.44 million (5.99% of AUM)
American Electric Power: $6.99 million (5.63% of AUM)
Kimberly-Clark shares were priced at $131.33 as of August 18, 2025, with a 1-year price drop of 8.46%. The shares underperformed the S&P 500 by 23.5 percentage points over this period.
Dividend yield: 3.74%. Forward P/E: 17.34. EV/EBITDA (TTM): 13.0 (as of 2025-06-30). Percentage off 52-week high: 11.9% as of 2025-08-18.
Company Overview
Metric
$43.6 billion
Revenue (TTM)
$19.72 billion
Net Income (TTM)
$2.43 billion
Dividend Yield
3.74%
Company Snapshot
Manufactures and markets personal care products (diapers, wipes, feminine and incontinence care), consumer tissue (facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels), and professional hygiene solutions under brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, and Kotex.
Generates revenue primarily through direct sales to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, and e-commerce platforms, as well as via distributors for both household and away-from-home use.
Serves retail consumers globally and commercial clients in sectors including manufacturing, lodging, office buildings, and food service.
Kimberly-Clark manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of trusted brands in personal care and tissue products. Its established presence in both retail and professional channels underpins its competitive advantage in the household and personal products industry.
Foolish take
Kimberly-Clark was one of the darlings of the pandemic, when consumers literally couldn’t buy enough toilet paper, tissues, and other paper goods. However, the initial pandemic surge did die out, causing the stock price to stagnate over time. In the last five years, the stock is down more than 15%. Year to date it’s up again by 1.69%, but that’s hardly worth writing home about.
Although Kimberly-Clark owns a number of brands that produce products that people need every day, including diapers and feminine hygiene products, the stock has failed to perform to expectations, including earnings misses in two of the last four quarters that may be attributed to an increasingly cost-sensitive consumer who may be choosing generic versions of this company’s products instead.
Declining birth rates are also not helping in core areas like diapers, though an aging population could increase demand for adult diapers over time. The company is currently undergoing restructuring that may help to reposition it for the future, including divesting smaller and less profitable business lines and focused harder on geographic growth opportunities and manufacturing optimization.
Challenges remain as global tariff negotiations continue to drag on and uncertainty abounds. Higher tariffs may mean Kimberly-Clark has to raise prices and this may cause further damage with that already stretched consumer who may be choosing cheaper options.
Glossary
Fully exited: When an investor sells all shares of a particular holding, reducing their position to zero.
Position: The amount of a particular security or asset held by an investor or fund.
Transaction value: The total dollar amount received or paid in a single buy or sell operation.
Stake: The ownership interest or share an investor holds in a company or fund.
AUM (Assets Under Management): The total market value of investments managed by a fund or investment firm.
13F: A quarterly report filed by institutional investment managers disclosing their equity holdings.
Dividend yield: Annual dividends per share divided by the share price, shown as a percentage.
Forward P/E: Price-to-earnings ratio using forecasted earnings for the next year.
EV/EBITDA: Enterprise value divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization; measures company valuation.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.
52-week high: The highest price at which a stock traded during the past year.
Liquidation: The process of selling off an asset or position, often to exit an investment completely.
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Slocum Gordon Exits Stake in Kimberly-Clark Worth Nearly $3 Million

Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM has a strong presence in offshore Guyana resources and the Permian, the most productive basin in the United States.
The integrated energy company announced that it discovered a massive amount of oil—nearly 11 billion barrels—off the coast of Guyana. To put it simply, this is the largest oil discovery anywhere in the world in the last 15 years. In the region, XOM has three active projects, combinedly producing at a rate of roughly 650,000 barrels per day. XOM expects a total of eight projects in the region to be online by 2030, which will produce a total of 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMBoE/D).
In the Permian, the energy giant is employing advanced technology to get much more oil out of each well, thereby improving oil recovery. From the most prolific basin, XOM is expecting to produce 2.3 MMBoE/D by the end of this decade, suggesting a surge from the current 1.6 MMBoE/D.
CVX & FANG’s Solid Permian Footprint
Like XOM, Chevron CVX and Diamondback Energy, Inc. FANG also produce significant volumes of oil and natural gas from the Permian.
Chevron has a strong footprint in the Permian. With more than 2 million net acres of land, CVX has been operating in the basin for more than 100 years.
Diamondback Energy is a pure-play Permian operator. FANG has a huge inventory of oil and gas wells, thereby showcasing a solid production outlook.
XOM’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates
Shares of XOM have declined 1.2% over the past year against the 2.9% rise of the industry.
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From a valuation standpoint, XOM trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 6.98X. This is above the broader industry average of 4.29X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for XOM’s 2025 earnings has been revised upward over the past seven days.
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ExxonMobil's Outlook Robust on Guyana Discoveries & Permian Presence

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Golar LNG Limited (GLNG) reported mixed second-quarter 2025 results wherein earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues surpassed the same.
Quarterly earnings of 26 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 29 cents and declined year over year. Revenues of $75.7 million outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $66.3 million and improved 17% year over year.
In June 2025, FLNG Gimi achieved Commercial Operations Date, reflecting the start of the 20-year lease term with BP under the Lease and Operate Agreement. Gimi is now in the process of offloading its eighth cargo.
On Aug. 6, 2025, SESA reached Final Investment Decision for the charter of Golar’s 3.5 MTPA MKII FLNG, per the terms of the definitive agreements executed by SESA and Golar in May 2025. Subject to regulatory conditions and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, the MKII charter is anticipated to be completed by 2025.
Golar LNG Limited Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Adjusted EBITDA of $49.25 million declined 16% year over year.
GLNG exited the second quarter of 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $783.42 million compared with $521.43 million at the end of the prior quarter. GLNG’s share of contractual debt at the end of the reported quarter increased 71% year over year to $2.05 billion.
GLNG’s board of directors approved a second-quarter 2025 dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on or around Sept. 2, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 26.
As of June 30, 2025, 102.3 million shares are issued and outstanding.
Currently, GLNG carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Q2 Performance of Some Other Stocks Belonging to GLNG's Industry
Vista Energy S.A.B. de CV’s VIST reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share of 55 cents, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15. The bottom line declined from the prior-year quarter’s 74 cents.
Quarterly revenues increased to $610.5 million from $396.7 million in the year-ago period. The top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $592 million.
ExxonMobil XOM reported second-quarter 2025 earnings per share of $1.64 (excluding identified items), which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.49. The bottom line, however, declined from the year-ago level of $2.14. ExxonMobil’s total quarterly revenues of $81.5 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $82.8 billion. The top line decreased from the year-ago figure of $93.1 billion.
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Golar LNG Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates, Beats on Revenues

Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY holds one of the strongest domestic asset portfolios in the U.S. energy sector. Its significant presence in the Permian Basin, the most prolific oil-producing region in North America, provides the company with a steady foundation of high-quality, low-cost production. These assets enable OXY to generate consistent cash flows, even amid commodity price volatility, supporting both operational stability and shareholder returns.
The company’s dominant position in the Permian gives it access to large, contiguous acreage with substantial resource potential. Occidental’s asset in the Rockies and Other regions, and the Gulf of America continues to support its total production volumes.
Occidental’s ability to develop and optimize these domestic assets translates into strong production growth and enhances resilience against market downturns. Such advantages make the company well-positioned to remain competitive in the domestic and global energy space.
Beyond crude oil, Occidental’s domestic assets also support its natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) production, diversifying its revenue streams. This balanced portfolio strengthens its role in meeting U.S. energy demand while ensuring cash flow stability.
Occidental’s U.S.-based assets are also advancing large-scale carbon capture and storage initiatives in the same regions where it produces oil and gas. This reinforces the long-term value of its domestic footprint. By integrating conventional energy production with low-carbon solutions, Occidental’s high-profile U.S. assets serve as both a growth engine and a strategic lever for sustainability.
Domestic Assets Boost Prospects of Oil and Gas Companies
Domestic assets provide oil and gas companies with reliable production, reduced transportation expenses and stronger operational control. It improves supply security, limits exposure to geopolitical uncertainties and enables efficient infrastructure investments, fostering sustainable growth and long-term industry resilience.
Companies like ExxonMobil XOM and Devon Energy DVN significantly benefit from their domestic assets. ExxonMobil’s strong position in the Permian Basin supports efficient production and cost advantages. Devon gains substantially from the domestic oil and gas assets, particularly its core position in the Delaware Basin. Both companies gain operational stability, supply security and long-term growth opportunities through their high-quality domestic portfolios.
OXY’s Price Performance
Occidental’s shares have gained 3.7% in the last three months compared with the Zacks Oil and Gas-Integrated-United States industry’s rise of 2.2%.
Price Performance (Three months)
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OXY Stock’s Earnings Surprise History
Due to the stable performance, the company’s earnings beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 25.72%.
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Occidental’s ROE Lower Than the Industry
Occidental’s return on equity ("ROE") is lower than the industry average in the trailing 12 months. ROE of OXY was 13.78% compared with the industry average of 14.57%.
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Occidental currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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