Krilogy Financial LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Krilogy Financial LLC grew its position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 23.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,033 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,006 shares during the quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $3,017,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CVX. State Street Corp increased 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 during the period. Berkshire Hathaway Inc increased its position in Chevron by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 130,156,362 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $19,837,131,000 after acquiring an additional 8,091,570 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Chevron by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,613,011 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $6,620,187,000 after acquiring an additional 134,890 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Chevron by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 36,036,844 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $5,492,377,000 after acquiring an additional 961,341 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Chevron during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,727,586,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CVX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Bank of America upped their price target on Chevron from $188.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Chevron from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research cut shares of Chevron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Eighteen 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.70.

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Chevron Stock Performance

NYSE:CVX opened at $171.73 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $142.40 and a fifty-two week high of $214.71. The stock has a market cap of $342.02 billion, a PE ratio of 29.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.48. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $179.68.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter last year, the business earned $2.18 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued 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 4.1%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 123.40%.

Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares in the company, valued at $1,842,485.40. This trade represents a 82.31% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 615,200 shares of company stock valued at $118,022,760. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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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