COFG Advisors LLC Makes New $434,000 Investment in Chevron Corporation $CVX

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COFG Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,847 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $434,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Chevron by 17.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,790,028 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $28,540,753,000 after acquiring an additional 27,961,463 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake 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 worth $23,698,184,000 after acquiring an additional 12,789,399 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Chevron by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,613,011 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $6,620,187,000 after acquiring an additional 134,890 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Chevron during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,727,586,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Chevron by 15.3% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,724,515 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,528,890,000 after acquiring an additional 3,007,403 shares during the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:CVX opened at $187.77 on Wednesday. Chevron Corporation has a 1 year low of $136.60 and a 1 year high of $214.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $373.95 billion, a PE ratio of 32.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The business had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 15.74 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be given a dividend of $1.78 per share. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s payout ratio is 123.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on CVX shares. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Chevron from $218.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Chevron from $212.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $216.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.70.

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Chevron News Roundup

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Insider Activity at Chevron

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at $53,718,294. The trade was a 57.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 47,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.12, for a total value of $9,068,064.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,644,162.96. This trade represents a 84.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 662,400 shares of company stock valued at $127,090,824 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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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