Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Invests $1.04 Million in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,047 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,044,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in Chevron in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Chevron in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new position in Chevron during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on CVX. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays lifted their price target on Chevron from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. 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, TD Cowen raised their target price on Chevron from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.83.

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Chevron Stock Up 1.2%

CVX stock opened at $189.71 on Tuesday. Chevron Corporation has a 52 week low of $146.49 and a 52 week high of $214.71. The company has a market capitalization of $377.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.50. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $181.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $182.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a net margin of 5.79% and a return on equity of 6.90%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.18 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 14.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is 123.40%.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Chevron (NYSE:CVX)

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