Chevron Corporation $CVX Shares Sold by Macquarie Group Ltd.

Macquarie Group Ltd. trimmed its stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 49.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 388,209 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 385,923 shares during the quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $59,167,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CVX. United Bank raised its position in shares of Chevron by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 11,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,586,000 after purchasing an additional 796 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in Chevron by 9.0% in the 2nd 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 increased its position in Chevron by 76.4% in the 2nd 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. increased its position in Chevron by 678.9% in the 2nd 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 during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its position in Chevron by 3.6% in the 2nd 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 during the period. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Chevron Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CVX opened at $186.96 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $188.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $372.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.40, a PEG ratio of 0.61 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.18 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $1.78 per share. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 123.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CVX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Mizuho raised their target price on Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. HSBC upgraded Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on Chevron from $188.00 to $206.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank raised their target price on Chevron from $168.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Chevron from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Eighteen equities 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 MarketBeat, Chevron has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.70.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Chevron Company 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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