Exxon Mobil recently reported its third consecutive quarter of profits with a 41% increase to more than $10 billion. However, shares are declining along with everything else in the market, and may soon provide a good buying opportunity for patient investors. As the chart below shows, shares have long-term support at $67.50.
In 2010, Exxon shares had trouble breaking through resistance at $67.50. In late 2010, shares finally broke through this level, and after a quick retest, shares gushed higher to form a double top at $87.50. Since then, shares continue to find support at the key $67.50 level. As long time Wall St. Cheat Sheet readers know, ‘Technicals on the Stock Chart are Strong’ is one of the ‘T’s in our CHEAT SHEET investing framework. One of the high-level technical analysis tools we use when analyzing stock charts is the overall price trend of the stock. The last bounce off the $67.50 support level sent shares rallying to $82.50, but have pulled back to $76 as the Eurozone debacle weighs on equities . Investors looking to profit from another support bounce should keep an eye on Exxon Mobil. However, if shares break $67.50 it can quickly become a look-out below scenario.
The oil giant also satisfies our ‘Support is Provided By Institutional Investors’ investing framework component. Institutional and mutual fund owners account for 49% of Exxon shares. Top institutional holders include: State Street (NYSE:STT), BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Bank of NY Mellon (NYSE:BK), JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). Exxon also bought back $5 billion of its own stock in the third quarter, and will buy back another $5 billion this quarter.
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