Korea Investment CORP Sells 70,137 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Korea Investment CORP reduced its holdings in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,342,385 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 70,137 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP’s holdings in Chevron were worth $204,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dakota Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Chevron by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 83,265 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $12,690,000 after purchasing an additional 10,822 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the third quarter valued at approximately $431,000. Clear Trail Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,167,000. Finemark National Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Chevron by 40.3% during the third quarter. Finemark National Bank & Trust now owns 56,535 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $8,779,000 after purchasing an additional 16,243 shares during the period. Finally, Curtis Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,381,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Chevron Price Performance

Chevron stock opened at $186.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $372.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average is $188.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.06. Chevron Corporation has a 52 week low of $142.40 and a 52 week high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.18 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total value of $73,416,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,718,294. The trade was a 57.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,842,485.40. This represents a 82.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CVX. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Chevron from $212.00 to $214.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Chevron from $168.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Chevron from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $216.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.70.

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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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