Is Exxon Mobil Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold for January 2026?

There’s renewed investor focus on oil stocks this week following dramatic geopolitical developments: the United States recently captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Following the news has been ensuing talk that U.S. oil companies may play a central role in rebuilding the country’s long-neglected energy infrastructure. A variety of U.S. energy names, including Exxon Mobil (XOM), have rallied sharply as markets price in the possibility of reopening access to Venezuela’s vast crude reserves after yea ...