Chevron Corporation $CVX Shares Sold by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC trimmed its holdings in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 2.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,217,281 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 34,086 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.07% of Chevron worth $189,032,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Leslie Global Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 8.4% during the third quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC now owns 1,601 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC grew its position in Chevron by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC now owns 2,417 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. Glass Wealth Management Co LLC grew its position in Chevron by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. Glass Wealth Management Co LLC now owns 25,967 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $4,032,000 after buying an additional 3,480 shares in the last quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Chevron by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,019 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $313,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the period. Finally, Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. raised its position in shares of Chevron by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. now owns 3,726 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $579,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

CVX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Chevron from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Mizuho increased their price target on Chevron from $204.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. HSBC set a $169.00 price target on Chevron and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Chevron from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $166.00.

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Chevron Trading Up 2.2%

Chevron stock opened at $155.81 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $313.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.76 and a beta of 0.70. Chevron Corporation has a 1 year low of $132.04 and a 1 year high of $168.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $151.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The oil and gas company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $48.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.99 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 6.57%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.48 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 18th were given a $1.71 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 18th. This represents a $6.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 96.20%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 275,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.75, for a total transaction of $41,456,250.00. Following the sale, the director owned 1,128,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $170,052,783.75. The trade was a 19.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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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