IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. Purchases 2,272 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,272 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $464,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Chevron during the third quarter valued at about $237,000. Stronghold Wealth Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the third quarter valued at about $213,000. Peddock Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 1.2% in the third quarter. Peddock Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,537 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,377,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the period. KFG Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 4.3% in the third quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,803 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $368,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Rise Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 35.8% in the third quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 2,225 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $454,000 after buying an additional 586 shares during the period. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Chevron News

Here are the key news stories impacting Chevron this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its Chevron price target to $226 from $218 and assigned an “overweight” rating, while Wells Fargo reportedly initiated or reiterated a “buy” recommendation. These upgrades reinforce bullish sentiment, although Morgan Stanley’s revised target implies limited additional upside from current levels. Morgan Stanley raises Chevron price target
• Positive Sentiment: Chevron was selected as a relative-strength stock by Zacks, reflecting strong recent price performance and improving earnings estimates. The company is also receiving attention as a long-term and dividend-oriented investment, which may attract additional income-focused investors. Zacks relative strength stock picks
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects a sharp year-over-year increase in Chevron’s third-quarter earnings, with results due by the end of October. Anticipation of stronger profits is helping sustain interest ahead of the report. Chevron earnings expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Diamond Hill Capital highlighted Chevron in its third-quarter investor letter after its large-cap strategy outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index. The item indicates institutional interest but does not represent a new company announcement or change in fundamentals. Diamond Hill Chevron investment discussion
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Mike Wirth warned that commercial inventories, emergency reserves and previously sanctioned oil supplies have been depleted following the Iran-related shock. While tighter supply could support crude prices and Chevron’s upstream revenue, it also raises geopolitical, refining and diesel-price risks. Chevron CEO warns oil buffers are depleted

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Argus boosted their target price on Chevron from $206.00 to $211.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Dbs Bank upgraded Chevron to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Mizuho set a $234.00 price target on Chevron in a research report on Monday, October 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Chevron from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Chevron currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $213.42.

Chevron Trading Up 2.6%

NYSE:CVX opened at $225.00 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $207.58 and a 200 day moving average of $193.51. Chevron Corporation has a 52 week low of $146.49 and a 52 week high of $225.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $444.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.53.

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The oil and gas company reported $6.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.55 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $67.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.72 billion. Chevron had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 57.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.77 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 17.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were given a $1.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Chevron’s payout ratio is presently 68.26%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Andrew Walz sold 16,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.06, for a total transaction of $3,377,808.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,814.84. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider R. Pate sold 2,470 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.11, for a total transaction of $506,621.70. Following the sale, the insider owned 10,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,213,957.34. This represents a 18.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,152,582 shares of company stock valued at $225,853,661. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Chevron Company Profile

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is an integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas. Its upstream operations include oil and gas exploration and production, while its downstream business includes refining crude oil, marketing fuels and manufacturing and distributing lubricants, petrochemicals and fuel additives.

The company also invests in lower-carbon businesses and technologies, including renewable fuels, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and other opportunities intended to reduce emissions from its operations and energy products.