Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Chevron (CVX)

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/9/2025 – Chevron had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $160.00 to $165.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Chevron had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – Chevron had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $160.00 to $158.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Chevron had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/15/2025 – Chevron had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $192.00 to $191.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/10/2025 – Chevron had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $170.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/20/2025 – Chevron had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $186.00 to $197.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/20/2025 – Chevron is now covered by analysts at Melius Research. They set a “hold” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/20/2025 – Chevron is now covered by analysts at Melius. They set a “hold” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/18/2025 – Chevron had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $164.00 to $168.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th were issued a dividend of $1.71 per share. This represents a $6.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 88.03%.

Insider Activity at Chevron

In other news, VP Alana K. Knowles sold 3,978 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $636,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 1,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $188,960. This trade represents a 77.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John B. Hess sold 375,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.30, for a total transaction of $59,362,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,403,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $222,102,023.50. The trade was a 21.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.