
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) will gain from the spike in oil prices in Q3. Futures prices for WTI oil for Nov. 2023 delivery were at $69.23 per barrel on June 23. Today it is at $90 or so, a gain of 30%. This could push XOM stock significantly higher.
One reason is that this means that Exxon's free cash flow (FCF) will likely be significantly higher than Q2. I discussed this in my Aug. 29 Barchart article, “Exxon Stock Appeals to Value Investors and Short Put Traders.”