Lion Street Advisors LLC Buys 4,951 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Lion Street Advisors LLC raised its stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 51.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,657 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 4,951 shares during the period. Chevron accounts for 0.7% of Lion Street Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Lion Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $2,276,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quaker Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 197.7% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Chevron in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Chevron by 86.1% during the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 255 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 306.1% during the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Michael K. Wirth sold 320,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.99, for a total transaction of $52,270,893.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,355,205.50. This represents a 95.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrew Benjamin Walz sold 22,200 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.53, for a total transaction of $3,918,966.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $117,568.98. This trade represents a 97.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 534,898 shares of company stock worth $89,543,711. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Price Performance

CVX stock opened at $183.69 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market cap of $369.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.58, a PEG ratio of 12.23 and a beta of 0.70. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $165.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $158.48. Chevron Corporation has a 12-month low of $132.04 and a 12-month high of $187.90.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.18 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.51%.The business’s revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Chevron’s payout ratio is presently 106.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CVX shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Chevron from $196.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Melius Research upgraded shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $212.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Freedom Capital lowered Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Argus set a $203.00 price target on Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chevron currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $176.36.

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Chevron Profile

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Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is an American multinational energy company engaged in virtually all aspects of the oil and gas industry. As an integrated energy firm, Chevron’s core activities include upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production, midstream transportation and storage, downstream refining and marketing of fuels and lubricants, and petrochemical manufacturing through joint ventures and subsidiaries. The company markets fuels under brands such as Chevron, Texaco and Caltex and supplies a range of products and services to retail customers, industrial users and commercial fleets worldwide.

Chevron traces its corporate lineage to the early petroleum companies that eventually became Standard Oil of California and has evolved through significant mergers and restructurings, including the acquisitions of Gulf Oil and Texaco.

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