** BMO Capital Markets raises price target on U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil XOM.N to $155 from $125
** New PT represents upside of 7.8% to stock's last close
** Brokerage raises estimates after XOM's results; sees Q4 update as "neutral from an expectation perspective"
** "We like the deep pipeline of upstream (Permian, Guyana, LNG) opportunities, while Exxon should also benefit from major project start-ups in downstream and chemicals," BMO says
** Mizuho also raises stock's PT to $140 from $132
** 15 of 28 brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher, 11 "hold" and 2 "sell"; their median PT is $137.31 - data compiled by LSEG
** XOM stock was up 12.1% in 2025
(Reporting by Varun Sahay in Bengaluru)
((Varun.sahay@thomsonreuters.com))
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