Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC Invests $963,000 in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 6,320 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $963,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CVX. D.B. Root & Company LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 5,552 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $846,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 930 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $142,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 1,820 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. EWA LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. EWA LLC now owns 2,182 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 12,916 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,969,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Chevron

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Insider Activity

In other news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total value of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total transaction of $8,574,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,842,485.40. This represents a 82.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 615,200 shares of company stock valued at $118,022,760. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of CVX opened at $187.46 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.97. Chevron Corporation has a twelve month low of $138.09 and a twelve month high of $214.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $373.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.49, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.48.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. Chevron had a net margin of 5.79% and a return on equity of 6.90%. The firm had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.86 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.18 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 15.74 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be given a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 123.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on CVX shares. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Chevron from $188.00 to $206.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Melius Research raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $216.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.70.

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Chevron 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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