Exxon Mobil, everything seems to be working out for the company in 2021. As of Thursday afternoon, shares of Exxon (ticker: XOM)—up more than 4% on the day -- were on track for their ninth consecutive gain. The stock has risen 22% in that period. It has gotten some help from regulators in recent days. A pipeline in the Permian Basin in which the company has a 30% stake won approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week. And Exxon is suddenly getting a warm welcome on Wall Street, raising the possibility that fund managers will give it another look. Analysts at both J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are now urging investors to buy the stock. J.P. Morgan hadn’t raised its rating on Exxon to Buy since at least 2014.