Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) earnings on May 1, 2026
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Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
Exxon Mobil stock recovered from an early dip after its earnings report, closing higher. El precio mostró confianza, impulsando el precio a pesar de las ventas iniciales.
XOM price around the earnings
153.69
Change: +0.6%
2026-05-04, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Negative trend, but analyst and retail optimism.
The stock is experiencing a continuous decline and negative price movement, though analysts see potential for price increases and retail investors are optimistic. This offers some counterbalance to the pessimistic technical picture.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Negative trend, but analyst and retail optimism.
- Reasoning
- The stock is experiencing a continuous decline and negative price movement, though analysts point to an optimistic scenario and retail investors are optimistic. This offers some counterbalance to the negative technical picture.
- Playbook
- Given the ongoing price weakness, the scenario is modestly optimistic according to analyst price targets, but the trend needs to improve before a constructive outlook is confirmed.
- Trend
- Persistent selloff, negative momentum, pessimistic trajectory.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts generally recommend buying the stock, with price targets that are above the current price.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.36
- Analysts covering the stock
- 22
- Average price target
- 166.14
- Lowest price target
- 123
- Highest price target
- 195
- Upside to price target
- 7.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -14.6%
- Revenue growth
- -1.3%
- Forward EPS
- 10.17
- Trailing EPS
- 6.7
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 10
- Strong buy: 4
- Buy: 7
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 4
- Buy
- 7
- Hold
- 13
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 22, 2026 · Scotiabank: Maintains rating (Sector Outperform → Sector Outperform)
- April 21, 2026 · Wolfe Research: Downgrades rating (Outperform → Peer Perform)
- April 17, 2026 · BNP Paribas: Upgrades rating (Underperform → Neutral)
- April 17, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 10, 2026 · TD Cowen: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 9, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 9, 2026 · Piper Sandler: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 9, 2026 · RBC Capital: Maintains rating (Sector Perform → Sector Perform)
- April 9, 2026 · Jefferies: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 9, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Neutral
Market sentiment and analyst adjustments are noted, but there are no major specific events driving the stock.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (4)
- Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Exxon Mobil Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings — Benzinga
- Apple, Exxon Mobil And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday — Benzinga
- Chevron, ExxonMobil Q1 Earnings Preview: Will High Gas Prices Overshadow Quarterly Results? — Benzinga
- QatarEnergy, Exxon Load First LNG Cargo From Golden Pass Terminal In Texas — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's performance relative to the market is weak, and it has been in a consistent downtrend.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.7%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -12.5%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +1.2%
- 30-day change
- -2.3%
- 30-day relative strength
- -10.9%
- Benchmark change
- +8.6%
- Nearest support
- 141.99
- Nearest resistance
- 176.4
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.67
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- -0.8%
- January 30, 2026: actual EPS 1.53 vs estimate 1.66 (surprise -7.7%)
- October 31, 2025: actual EPS 1.76 vs estimate 1.79 (surprise -1.6%)
- August 1, 2025: actual EPS 1.64 vs estimate 1.56 (surprise +4.9%)
- May 2, 2025: actual EPS 1.76 vs estimate 1.74 (surprise +1.2%)
Expected move
Drivers
-
Past earnings
Neutral
The company's earnings performance has been mixed, with a history of both beating and missing expectations.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 1.8%
- 75th percentile move
- 2.5%
- 90th percentile move
- 3.2%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 10
- Average up move
- +2.1%
- Average down move
- -1.7%
Monitoring and close
What Exxon Mobil Corporation reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- +0.6%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 2.2%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 1.1%