Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 4,079 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 8.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 53,346 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,079 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $11,037,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CVX. United Bank increased its position in shares of Chevron by 7.7% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 11,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after buying an additional 796 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its position in shares of Chevron by 9.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 50,839 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $7,280,000 after acquiring an additional 4,214 shares during the period. BNP Paribas boosted its position in shares of Chevron by 76.4% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 441 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Chevron by 678.9% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,363 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $195,000 after acquiring an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in Chevron by 3.6% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 16,052 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,299,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Up 0.4%

CVX stock opened at $172.19 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $185.38 and its 200 day moving average is $179.84. The stock has a market cap of $342.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.48. Chevron Corporation has a 1-year low of $142.40 and a 1-year high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. Chevron had a net margin of 5.79% and a return on equity of 6.90%. The business had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.18 earnings per share. Chevron’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a dividend of $1.78 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 123.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Chevron from $204.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Chevron from $188.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.70.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Chevron

In other news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total transaction of $8,574,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,842,485.40. The trade was a 82.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

About Chevron

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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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