How to find the Exxon stock price

Exxon Mobil Corp., one of the largest companies in the world, is the giant of the oil industry. Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol XOM. As a bellweather of the American economy - in fact of the world economy - Exxon Mobil's stock price quotes can be obtained from any broker worldwide, and any online website which deals in financial news. Most hairdressers and salesmen probably know it too.

About the company

If it is related to oil, Exxon no doubt is involved in it. Recently, the company has also expanded its interest in natural gas, especially shale gas deposits. Revenues and profits Exxon is the seond largest company in the world in terms of revenues. It posts solid earnings year after year, and its earnings and revenues are growing. Debt Exxon has about $4 billion dollars more debt than cash on hand. This is a small amount as a percentage of cash flow. Dividend The Exxon dividend yield is 2.4%. This is not likely to decrease, and could increase.

Exxon share prices

Historical movement of the share price From its high in 2008, XOM lost about one-third of its value during the financial crisis. However, the share price bottomed in June of 2010. Since then, with oil rising to over $100 per barrel, the stock price rebounded almost to its former level. Recently, however, the price has fallen nearly 10% in two months, breaking the 50-day moving average. 200-day moving average The stock price is currently holding above the 200-day moving average, which is an important support level. If the price breaks below the 200-day moving average, it would be considered a technically bearish sign. Finding the share price Any broker can quote the Exxon share price. It can also be obtained from any of the financial sites online. Finance.yahoo.com is the easiest place to look. Bloomberg.com is another site which has information on the Exxon Mobil stock price and the Exxon Mobil Corporation. Streaming quotes For the absolute latest Exxon stock quote, establish an account with an online broker and go to the site's streaming quotes page. There the stock bid and ask prices and the last transaction will stream second-by-second.