Stock Evaluations

XOM (9/16/2016)

What do I think of Exxon Mobile?

Someone asked me what I think of Exxon Mobil – here it is. ​​ The first thing I do is check the score summary and synopsis, to see if anything jumps out at me. ​​ The synopsis looks OK – tons of volume. ​​ 

Only two things jump out at me:

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  P/E of 35. ​​ This doesn’t underperform, by itself, somewhat surprisingly. 
  But notice what happened to XOM’s P/E and price. ​​ P/E went up – a lot, while price did not.
  
  Following this thread to the end, we plot XOM’s EPS, quarterly.