ExxonMobil Corp (NYSE:XOM)

Looking to my oil companies. Very solid company and a great long hold.

Rising oil/gasoline prices, solid management, scale and distribution.

Love energy long-term.

It's ExxonMobil. They are one of the two biggest companies in the world and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Add to that the fact that they have the most money to spend on exploration and developing new technology and they should do just fine over the next couple years.

Might retest the 50SMA, but it looks like it'll hold. Should get a nice bounce here, especially since the government likes to declare war on every country with oil. We will see!

From 2009 to 2011, oil demand increased 2.7 million bpd while production only increased 1.8m bpd. Bullish on oil prices in the short, mid, and long term.

Quite simply one of the best ran companies that continues to return money to shareholders.

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131. Exxon Mobile Corp (NYSE: XOM) is trading at par. Target: $50-$70. Jim Chanos is short this company. Jim Chanos is a bad dude, and I'd highly recommend taking what he says seriously. Interested in why? Read this. I think that Exxon doesn't have much upside at all at these prices compared to other companies in the Oil and Gas space because they will have problems selling at present volumes because they are selling more than they are preparing to sell in the future.
http://beta.fool.com/bradford86/2012/01/04/price-market-part-25/

3 companies that give back to shareholders

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/12/29/3-companies-that-give-back-to-shareholders.aspx?source=isesitlnk0000001&mrr=1.00

Solid track record. Long term focus and proven ability to execute mega projects.

Overvaluation

energy and oil commodity

My latest intention is to find a company for a monthly direct stock purchase program with dividend reinvestment. My target: a company that reliably pays a dividend, grows slowly but surely and will still be around when I'm ready to retire.

Before I started investing , I used to imagine what sort of companies I'd buy. I'd dream about investing in a tiny company who quickly grows unbelievably large, making me incredibly wealthy in no time. In those days I had no idea about how to evaluate stocks and my belief was that companies who were on top of their industry or were super large only had one direction they could go: down, which made them unwise investments. The energy sector seemed like an industry that had longevity, but I would consider only smaller oil and gas companies and avoid the giants.

Exxon was split off from John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company back in 1911 by the US Supreme Court through an antitrust case. The new successor company initially called them self "Esso," but the government thought that that was too close to the initials of their parent so they changed the name to Exxon (you can find "Esso" stations overseas). Exxon merged with Mobil in 1999. They currently produce the most natural gas worldwide and they are the largest publicly traded company in the world with a market cap of over $400B. When I was young and reckless I though investing in this type of behemoth was like betting on a dinosaur to live through the ice age. As the world's thirst for oil continues and the potential for natural gas grows, I am changing my tune for ExxonMobil.

Lately there has been a lot of exciting news about oil and gas companies spinning off their pipelines, e&p operations and refining capabilities; yet ExxonMobil quietly lumbers along, performing all the tasks to get oil from the well to the pump.

War with Iran will be here soon. Expecting 6 dollars a gallon.

Oil isn't going away anytime soon

Above average ROIC / CROIC, well managed large cap (low Flow Ratio), manageable debt, and quality of earnings looks good. Price below intrinsic value at $80 / share.

Oil is black gold. It's a limited natural resource. Exxon Mobil knows how to manage production to show growth year after year.

Oil is on the rise again with the same principles pushing its prices as before - demand and supply.