Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL Takes $558,000 Position in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 3,364 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $558,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Chevron in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. bought a new stake in Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John B. Hess sold 710,665 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.10, for a total value of $137,940,076.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 363,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,596,305.10. This represents a 66.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 2,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.11, for a total transaction of $506,621.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 10,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,213,957.34. This trade represents a 18.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,152,582 shares of company stock valued at $225,853,661 in the last quarter. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Chevron Price Performance

CVX stock opened at $199.98 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $395.12 billion, a PE ratio of 19.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.49. Chevron Corporation has a one year low of $146.49 and a one year high of $214.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.25. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $185.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.48.

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

Chevron Announces Dividend

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

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CVX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Chevron in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $207.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research lowered Chevron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Chevron from $210.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Chevron from $204.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $207.48.

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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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