Chevron Corporation $CVX Stake Boosted by BXM Wealth LLC

BXM Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) by 1,081.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 114,967 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 105,235 shares during the period. Chevron comprises approximately 1.7% of BXM Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. BXM Wealth LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $17,522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 17.9% during the 3rd 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 buying an additional 27,961,463 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings 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 worth $23,698,184,000 after buying an additional 12,789,399 shares during the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc increased its holdings in Chevron by 2.9% in the second quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 122,064,792 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $17,478,458,000 after buying an additional 3,454,258 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Chevron by 15.3% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,724,515 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,528,890,000 after acquiring an additional 3,007,403 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Chevron by 1.6% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,152,060 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,284,704,000 after acquiring an additional 325,255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Chevron

Here are the key news stories impacting Chevron this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oil price surge tied to Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz concerns lifts revenue outlook for integrated producers like Chevron. Oil Spikes Above $109…
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its CVX price target to $235 and kept a “buy” rating — an analyst catalyst that can attract buying interest. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Chevron confirmed exclusive talks with Microsoft and Engine No. 1 for a potential $7B, 2,500 MW West Texas gas‑to‑power project to supply AI data centers — ties Chevron’s gas business to long-term cloud/AI demand and higher‑margin power contracts. Chevron Taps AI Power Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Chevron made a final investment decision on the Aseng gas project in Equatorial Guinea, adding medium‑term production growth potential. Aseng FID
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and price‑target increases (Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Zacks coverage and bullish commentary) are improving sentiment and valuation support. Analyst Upgrades
• Neutral Sentiment: Chevron scheduled its 1Q 2026 earnings call for May 1 — a point of potential short‑term volatility when results and guidance are released. Earnings Call Advisory
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational improvements — Chevron is expanding robotics and drone inspections to cut costs and improve safety; positive long‑term but gradual in near‑term impact. Robotics Strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Analysis arguing oil stocks may be “tapped out” despite recent crude strength suggests multiples could be constrained if market rotation resumes, limiting upside. Barron’s — Oil Stocks Tapped Out
• Negative Sentiment: Wheatstone LNG remains offline after cyclone damage, creating near‑term LNG supply and delivery uncertainty that could pressure related earnings. Wheatstone LNG Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares (late March); while common in large firms, large insider sales can be perceived negatively by investors. SEC Form 4 — Insider Sale

Chevron Price Performance

Shares of Chevron stock opened at $198.77 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $396.63 billion, a PE ratio of 29.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $189.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $166.81. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $132.04 and a fifty-two week high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $45.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $48.18 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 6.51%.Chevron’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. Analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $1.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This is a positive change from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 106.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Argus set a $203.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Mizuho raised their target price on Chevron from $206.00 to $217.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Chevron from $196.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on Chevron from $172.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Chevron from $179.00 to $242.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $187.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chevron news, CEO Michael K. Wirth sold 272,624 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.35, for a total value of $51,621,354.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 31,266 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,920,217.10. This trade represents a 89.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Andrew Benjamin Walz sold 22,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.53, for a total transaction of $3,918,966.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $117,568.98. This trade represents a 97.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 782,607 shares of company stock valued at $146,510,571 in the last ninety days. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Chevron Company 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.