Use Exxon to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences moderate downward daily trend and can be a good diversifier
1 Month Beta ..........
0.58
As returns on market increase, Exxon returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Exxon will be expected to be smaller as well.
The median price of Exxon for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 82.84 with a coefficient of variation of 2.14. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 1.78, arithmetic mean of 83.45, and mean deviation of 1.53. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Exxon Mobil Corporation [XOM] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Irving, TX and employs 82,100 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with total capitalization of 383.82 B. Exxon Mobil Corporation runs under Basic Materials sector within Major Integrated Oil and Gas industry. This company has 4.68 B outstanding shares of which 24.28 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 2.2 days to cover shorted positions.
Exxon Liquidity
EXXON MOBIL CP has about 18.67 B in cash with 57.78 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 3.99.
The company has 15.65 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.1 which may show that the company is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing. Exxon Mobil Corporation has Current Ratio of 0.93 suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due.