B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Trims Stake in Chevron Corporation $CVX

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lowered its position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 55,102 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 4,587 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Chevron were worth $8,557,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CVX. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Chevron in the third quarter worth $34,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 255 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Chevron by 306.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the period. Finally, LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA grew its position in shares of Chevron by 106.7% in the 2nd quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 310 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Chevron

Here are the key news stories impacting Chevron this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. launches $20B tanker reinsurance program, supporting crude above $90 and reducing shipping-risk premium — higher crude prices improve Chevron’s upstream margins and cash flow. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and institutions are increasingly bullish: several firms have raised price targets (one recent note pushes target toward $210), reflecting confidence in Chevron’s cash returns and dividend profile — this supports buy-side interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend raise and income story remain supportive — Chevron recently increased its quarterly payout, reinforcing its appeal to income-focused investors amid higher commodity prices. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst landscape: while some firms lift targets, others trim fair-value estimates — consensus remains split (buys, holds, sells), which can limit sustained momentum despite positive headlines. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling: CEO Michael Wirth and other senior execs disclosed multi‑million‑dollar stock sales in early March — this often prompts near‑term caution and profit‑taking. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption: Chevron has suspended certain production (e.g., Leviathan-related outages / force majeure reports) tied to regional hostilities — potential near-term volume losses and uncertainty for specific assets. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader geopolitical volatility (Strait of Hormuz attacks and halted tanker traffic) raises supply‑and‑policy risk that can cause sharp swing trading and higher insurance/shipment costs — a double‑edged sword for oil majors. Read More.

Insider Activity at Chevron

In other news, insider Alana K. Knowles sold 2,408 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.28, for a total transaction of $441,338.24. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Vice Chairman Mark A. Nelson sold 139,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.92, for a total transaction of $26,233,632.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,130,449.04. The trade was a 92.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,052,197 shares of company stock valued at $187,128,404 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Up 0.1%

CVX stock opened at $190.01 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $379.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.15. The business’s 50-day moving average is $173.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.84. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $132.04 and a fifty-two week high of $192.41.

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. Chevron had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 6.51%.The business had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.06 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $1.78 per share. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. This is a positive change from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Melius Research raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group raised 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. Argus set a $203.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Chevron from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Chevron from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $178.95.

Chevron Profile

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.