Will ExxonMobil stocks continue to rise or fall?
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Over the next 50 years, their product will be replaced in many markets. They have the resources and ability to adapt to and command future energy sources. I'd bet they have the wisdom to do so.
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I don't think so. Although gas has gone up since the election. I think the prices were down before the elections to help the republicans hold there power, that way the republicans can help them. I look for gas to steadily increase so at the next elections the republicans can blame it on the Dems. The stock market is controlled by the big corp. They won't let it go down on purpose. The hard part will be trying to keep the C.E.O.s hands off the employees pension funds. Luckily my pension is funded through my union and the gov. watches unions like a hawk. They don't seem to watch company pension plans very close.
506608
No The Current Market Dictates That gas Will rise Shortly Then Fall Again within 2 yrs
61240
I would think Q2 this year...they probably want to let the stock stabilize....however, I wouldn't be surprised if they did announce a split next week.
16598
2006 will be a very interesting year as Peak Oil should come into play. There will be a day where oil price will have a super spike day. We are running out of oil. Yes, I know that we have 40-50 years of oil left but we don't have to wait till the last drop to see expensive petrol prices. I don't think next year is a good year to invest in common stocks. Go study Peak Oil and invest into oil related stocks.
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Other, I used the prices and volumes to guide me when to sell or exit.  For instant, If my stock going up, have a long run, one day the price is decline like 5 percent, the volume is double or higher from the last session. That is a yellow flag for me, and I have to a decision quickly before it decline further.  I usually sell it with no hestitate when that happen.
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The stock is still in a strong downward trend.\n\nIf you observe on the chart, you will notice 2 trend lines, one is still showing a strong downward trend and the other acting as a strong resistance.\n\nI suggest buying when both trend intersacts and purchase at that price, or you can drop me a mail if you require further analysis.
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...just some quotes...\n\nBP\nCommenting to the BBC on its own figures, BP chief executive Lord Browne said the company's profits had been "magnified enormously by the high price of oil, high refining margins, and high gas prices". "We of course first of all make most of our money in what I think most people would regard as the wholesale market - that is the production of oil and gas - not in the refining and sales of petrol and so forth," Lord Browne said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4688106.stm\n\nExxon Mobil, Shell Profits Soar as Oil Prices Surge to Record \nOct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Marathon Oil Corp. posted record net income as demand growth and supply disruptions caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita lifted energy prices to unprecedented highs. Profit at Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest publicly traded oil producer, jumped 75 percent to an industry record of $9.92 billion, the company said today in a statement. The Hague-based Shell set the previous profit record about six hours earlier, when it said net income rose 68 percent to $9 billion.\nhttp://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aaD5XaibDV48&refer=home\n\n...end of the quotes...\n\nPlease peruse the URL's to get the dates and maintain a true perspective.  Seems that when crude prices escalate and the oil companies have to charge more, they make even more...in otherwords they use the price hike as an excuse to overcharge us.  Of course we pay it.  There doesn't seem to be a better way to do this...If we federally regulate the oil prices then the supply will diminish. We will literally run out of gas.  If prices are regulated, the oil companies will only buy in quantities of which is still profitable leaving us with empty pumps like in the days of the gas shortages.  This is a free enterprise system and it just works that way.  If you want to be on the profit taking side instead of just the paying end, you are free to buy stock in the major oil companies as well.  \n\nWe are only victims in the system if we choose to be; not participating fully makes us a victim--participating empowers us.  It's like voting...if you don't vote you don't count.  Buy even a little stock in Exxon, Mobil, Shell, BP (just one share of even one of them) and see if your viewpoint doesn't change a little the next time you read news of crude prices rising or ethanol e-85 being adopted or automotive manufacturers moving towards hydrogen, etc.\n\nPlay the game.  Don't be a victim.
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XOM. Exxon Mobil for long term.
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I own an ETF that follows the price of oil - the symbol is USO.  I am sticking with this investment because I believe, long term, we are running out of oil.  Already we have to go to some pretty harsh environments to meet our energy needs.  I like the oil services stocks the most: Nabors NBR, Bolt Tech. BTJ and Mitcham MIND are some of the ones that I own.\n\nI think the best way to invest is to study what the best traders are buying and selling.  This is the idea behind the site http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx\n\nGood luck!
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The stock has done extremely well but it is not clear why. It is way overvalued by most measures and I would not hold it at this point. If you're concerned about selling too low, then you might set a stop-loss, which means if it keeps going up, the value of your stock will keep going up, but if when it drops significantly from the top your shares will sell.\n\nBest of success.
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You didn't say "Whos" price.\nI suspect you meant the consummer.  But, there's a lot of people and governments which try to get a piece of that dollar you spend on gas(oline?)\n\nThe prime culprits are taxes, commodities speculators, and other countries.\n\nSo the real answer is "whatever the market will bear".\n\nIt makes no difference that oil companies may keep their costs at are below inflation - outside factors are pushing the "price at the pump" to the point where the consumer rebels..\n\n"What I did like in the story is the soundbite (phone interview) they had with the CEO of Exxon, who was quick to point out that they (Exxon) make about 10 cents profit per gallon, while 'big government' (my words, not his) makes at least 4 times that per gallon.".....\n\n"The problem is that NO ONE ever mentions, like I have before, that these billions in profits is only about 8% of their total income. That is actually one of the lowest profit percentages of all industries."
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Very Profitable. The oil supply is dwindling. If the problems aren't fixed now then they will when the price goes higher.
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I don't think you can really ask this type of question and get an answer worth having.  No one, expect perhaps insiders, can know what stocks will rise 10%.  It's illegal to divulge that information, if I'm not mistaken.  \n\nAlso, you need to keep in mind that some stocks are a lot less valuable than others.  Some stocks are on the market are trading at less than $5 per share.  \n\nLet's say that a stock is trading at exactly $5.  It rises ten percent today and closes at $5.50.  Is that a stock really worth knowing about?  If it continues to climb by 10% daily, then yes.  But with most trends in stock, it may be something to keep an eye on but not really worth buying thousands of shares.
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I feel like I've explained this so many times.\n\nHere are the very basics: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AsWuQtNGN4MOLLzL5ebfcGsjzKIX?qid=1006042124751\n\nIf your costs go up and you always pass on a 10% markup, of course nominal profits are going to go up.\n\nI assume you're familiar with net margins.\n\nEveryone likes to use Exxon as an example while making up random numbers to support their arguments again Exxon, so I'll use that also.\n\nI have no idea how you came up with 100% increased profit.\n\nThe quarterly data is here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM\n\nThe yearly data is here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM&annual\n\nExxon typically floats around 5-10% on their margins if you look back at all the old annual reports for the last 20 years.\n\nThe breakdown for the price is here: http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price.htm\n\nThis is a bit outdated even though there's the explanation.  A more up-to-date picture is here: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp\n\nThey're grossly adjusting that last 4%, eh?\n\nEdit: People *love* that 400M golden parachute.  Go back to their income statement above.  Off 370B in sales, 400M is less than .1%.  .1% of your gas price of around 3 dollars is 3/10th of a cent.  His pay is irrelevant to a high volume company like Exxon, but obviously a lot higher than we make, so we complain.\n\nNothing against you, really.  It's just that most people on the Internet tend to look at one side of things without actually taking the time to do a few simple calculations.  It's getting tiring, and honestly, I don't really care if people hate corporations or whatever.  Emotions aren't strictly rational.\n\nMost of what I see on the Internet is so-called "propoganda" for one side or the other.  Just see the Politics section of Answers.  It's dissolved into a bunch of name calling really. *End of my rant* :)\n\nYou're still free to hate on Exxon for that last 10%, but people get the idea that Exxon could charge $1.50 for gas if they wanted to and that's really not the case.  If there was a price ceiling there, Exxon could make more money just selling the raw crude oil on the futures market.  And none of us would have gas.
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Hi,\nI guess its a pretty new stock.....My initial screening consists of three tests :\n\nTEST#1 : Is ROE of company greater than that of industry\n========\n\nRETURN ON EQUITY : 74.19 %\nIndustry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing ROE : 21.30%\n\nTEST#2 : Is market cap greater than 200m\n========\n\nYes it is 1.4B\n\nTEST#3 : Is volume greater than 200,000\n======\n\nYes it is 779,000\n\nSo the stock has passed all the three tests.But the average P/E of this industry is just 8.1 . So I would buy the stock if the P/E is less than 20.\n\nThanks,\nDan
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It's US airways, and i personally don't see the stock getting any lower, so I would hold on to the stock and see what happens.