Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC Buys Shares of 3,710 Chevron Corporation $CVX

Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,710 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $576,000. Chevron makes up about 0.2% of Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Chevron by 19.3% in the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 73,448 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $11,406,000 after purchasing an additional 11,875 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in Chevron by 15.3% in the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,620,231 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $251,606,000 after buying an additional 215,345 shares in the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA purchased a new position in shares of Chevron in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $5,662,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its position in Chevron by 10.2% during the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 1,894,470 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $294,192,000 after buying an additional 175,439 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Chevron by 8.7% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,891,609 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $759,618,000 after acquiring an additional 389,694 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John B. Hess sold 275,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.75, for a total transaction of $41,456,250.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,128,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $170,052,783.75. This trade represents a 19.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Eimear P. Bonner sold 32,100 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.01, for a total value of $5,617,821.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 4,366 shares in the company, valued at $764,093.66. This represents a 88.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 793,163 shares of company stock valued at $127,920,502. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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Chevron Stock Down 1.8%

NYSE:CVX opened at $182.46 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $367.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.49 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Chevron Corporation has a twelve month low of $132.04 and a twelve month high of $186.52. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $161.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $157.23.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. Chevron had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 8.23%. The business had revenue of $45.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.18 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Chevron’s payout ratio is currently 102.70%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on CVX shares. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $168.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Argus set a $203.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Chevron in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Chevron from $174.00 to $189.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $175.00.

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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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