How many times will folks on this board get burned by XOM?

The allure towards O&G stocks on this board is baffling to say the least when those stocks and the energy sector in general is amongst the worst performing sectors in the stock market since 2015. You would think that when a particular stock or sector is performing worse than the entire stock market over such a long period, people would pause and take notice?

Let's take a look at some examples:

My XOM Target - XOM when the thread was posted (3/12/20): $37.18, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

XOM dividend almost 10% now - XOM when the thread was posted (3/13/20): $38.12, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

Just bought more XOM ca $34.... - XOM when the thread was posted (3/16/20): $34.49, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

XOM Q2 Dividend - XOM when the thread was posted (4/21/20): $40.96, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

XOM, still a buy? - XOM when the thread was posted (5/22/20): $44.60, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

XOM at Four Month Low - - XOM when the thread was posted (8/25/20): $40.88, XOM today (10/27/20): $32.82

Everyone of these posters lost money if they invested at those prices while at the same time the broader market has been on a historic bull run. Think about how much they potentially lost over 10-20 years on a compounded basis, while investing with their blinders on.

Let's look at this thread - Are O&G stocks about to rise significantly? - If this guy had actually bought XOM on that day when I offered to buy an equivalent amount of VGT and we compared our returns today, his investment would have returned -24% [ XOM price: $43 (5/1) vs $33 (10/27) ] and I would have be up +33% on my investment in VGT [ VGT price: $235 (5/1) vs $313 (10/27) ].

XOM is a shite stock and no amount of dividend will make up for its underperformance compared to the broader stock market. Stop buying XOM! /rant