MV Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in Chevron Corporation $CVX

MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 3,022 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $461,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Chevron by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $23,698,184,000 after acquiring an additional 12,789,399 shares during the period. Berkshire Hathaway Inc increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 130,156,362 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $19,837,131,000 after purchasing an additional 8,091,570 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Chevron by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,613,011 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $6,620,187,000 after purchasing an additional 134,890 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Chevron by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 36,036,844 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $5,492,377,000 after purchasing an additional 961,341 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Chevron in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,727,586,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Down 2.3%

CVX opened at $173.51 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $187.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $179.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $345.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Chevron Corporation has a one year low of $142.40 and a one year high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.18 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is currently 123.40%.

Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,842,485.40. The trade was a 82.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CVX has been the subject of several research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Chevron from $179.00 to $242.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Chevron from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup increased their price target on Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Tudor Pickering raised Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Chevron from $168.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.70.

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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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