Pointe Capital Management LLC Invests $560,000 in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Pointe Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 3,380 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $560,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CVX. Cornerstone Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Chevron by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 5,625 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,164,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Compton Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Chevron by 1.9% in the first quarter. Compton Financial Group LLC now owns 2,944 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $609,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Quantum Portfolio Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Chevron by 2.7% in the first quarter. Quantum Portfolio Management LLC now owns 2,101 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Retirement LLC boosted its stake in Chevron by 0.9% during the first quarter. Wealthspire Retirement LLC now owns 6,530 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,351,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.B. Root & Company LLC increased its stake in Chevron by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 5,552 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 2,470 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.11, for a total value of $506,621.70. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 10,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,213,957.34. This represents a 18.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrew Benjamin Walz sold 16,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.06, for a total value of $3,377,808.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,814.84. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,152,582 shares of company stock worth $225,853,661. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler started coverage on Chevron in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $207.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Chevron from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chevron currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.48.

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Chevron Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of CVX opened at $199.98 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $188.48. The company has a market cap of $395.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.51. Chevron had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The firm had revenue of $67.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 57.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 16.17 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.26%.

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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