AIA Group Ltd Has $3.69 Million Position in Chevron Corporation $CVX

AIA Group Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 107.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 23,728 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 12,309 shares during the quarter. AIA Group Ltd’s holdings in Chevron were worth $3,685,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Chevron by 17.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,790,028 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,540,753,000 after acquiring an additional 27,961,463 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Chevron in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,721,477,000. State Street Corp grew its stake in Chevron by 9.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $23,698,184,000 after purchasing an additional 12,789,399 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in shares of Chevron during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $988,083,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 19,627,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,047,900,000 after purchasing an additional 4,279,918 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Chevron from $196.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Chevron from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Chevron from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Freedom Capital lowered shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $183.18.

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Chevron Stock Up 1.4%

CVX stock opened at $201.35 on Friday. Chevron Corporation has a 1-year low of $132.04 and a 1-year high of $202.44. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $180.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $163.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $401.77 billion, a PE ratio of 30.23, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.67.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $1.78 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is 106.91%.

Insider Activity at Chevron

In related news, CEO Michael K. Wirth sold 272,624 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.35, for a total transaction of $51,621,354.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 31,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,920,217.10. The trade was a 89.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Vice Chairman Mark A. Nelson sold 139,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,337 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,130,449.04. This trade represents a 92.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,099,397 shares of company stock worth $196,196,468 in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Chevron

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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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