Strs Ohio Decreases Stock Holdings in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Strs Ohio decreased its stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 5.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 814,970 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 42,744 shares during the quarter. Chevron comprises about 0.7% of Strs Ohio’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Chevron were worth $168,617,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the 4th quarter valued at $3,727,586,000. State Street Corp increased its position in Chevron by 9.1% during 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 acquiring an additional 12,789,399 shares during the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc increased its position in Chevron by 6.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Chevron by 822.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,211,258 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $946,658,000 after acquiring an additional 5,537,580 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its position in Chevron by 41.8% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 11,760,376 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,811,333,000 after purchasing an additional 3,464,058 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Down 0.1%

CVX opened at $169.06 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $336.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.50. 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’s fifty day moving average is $183.31 and its 200 day moving average is $180.40. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $145.58 and a fifty-two week high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $47.56 billion during 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%.Chevron’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.18 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 15.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 4.2%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is 123.40%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was 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 owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CVX has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Chevron from $204.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $216.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Chevron presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.71.

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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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