April 7 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp has held preliminary talks with Pioneer Natural Resources Co about a possible acquisition of the U.S. shale oil producer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Exxon-eyes-potential-purchase-of-shale-driller-Pioneer-WSJ--43453548/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230407

Cetera Advisor Networks LLC lifted its stake in Pioneer Natural Resources by 59.5% in the 1st quarter.

Source: https://www.etfdailynews.com/2023/12/09/lumature-wealth-partners-llc-increases-stock-position-in-pioneer-natural-resources-nysepxd/

Finally, Dividend Assets Capital LLC bought a new position in Pioneer Natural Resources in the second quarter worth $37,000.

Source: https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/11/19/cetera-advisors-llc-sells-10889-shares-of-pioneer-natural-resources-nysepxd.html

In October, the company announced it would buy Pioneer Natural Resources () in a vast all-stock $59.5 billion deal.

Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/12/30/6-reasons-to-avoid-exxon-mobil-xom-stock-right-now/

It was tempting to go with a high-yield energy stock that as an M&A target like Pioneer Natural Resources).

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/04/3-dividend-stocks-with-a-5-yield-on-sale-now/

Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Pioneer Natural Resources from $245.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 28th.

Source: https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/30/fiduciary-alliance-llc-invests-30000-in-pioneer-natural-resources-nysepxd.html

MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Pioneer Natural Resources were worth $244,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Source: https://www.etfdailynews.com/2023/04/09/mgo-one-seven-llc-has-244000-stock-position-in-pioneer-natural-resources-nysepxd/

Not surprisingly, Pioneer Natural Resources has also sold off since brent crude oil and WTI prices peaked in the middle of 2022.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4618006-pioneer-natural-resources-stock-solid-value-at-current-price?source=feed_all_articles

Pioneer Natural Resources () and Alvopetro Energy () are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business?

Source: https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/08/head-to-head-analysis-pioneer-natural-resources-nysepxd-and-alvopetro-energy-otcmktsalvof.html

Then a few weeks ago, Exxon topped that deal by announcing that it would buy shale operator Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3253220/exxon-mobil-q3-results-mixed-compared-with-last-years-big-numbers-but-refineries-are-strong.html