Front Street Capital Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Front Street Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 3,401 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $564,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. United Bank raised its holdings in Chevron by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 11,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 796 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in Chevron by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 50,839 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $7,280,000 after purchasing an additional 4,214 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas lifted its holdings in Chevron by 76.4% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 441 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Chevron by 678.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,363 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Chevron by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 16,052 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,299,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CVX has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Chevron from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Chevron from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Chevron from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Chevron has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.48.

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Chevron Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CVX opened at $203.03 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $401.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $188.35. Chevron Corporation has a twelve month low of $146.49 and a twelve month high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The oil and gas company reported $6.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.55 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $67.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.72 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 11.09% and a net margin of 9.57%.The company’s revenue was up 57.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.77 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 16.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.26%.

Insider Activity at Chevron

In other news, Director John B. Hess sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.26, for a total value of $19,426,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 178,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,587,021.70. This represents a 35.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Michael K. Wirth sold 317,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.46, for a total transaction of $63,565,866.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 26,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,273,701.68. This trade represents a 92.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,152,582 shares of company stock valued at $225,853,661. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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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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