Integrity Alliance LLC. Increases Position in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 64.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,019 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,916 shares during the quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $5,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,790,028 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,540,753,000 after acquiring an additional 27,961,463 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in Chevron by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $23,698,184,000 after buying an additional 12,789,399 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Chevron by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,724,515 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,528,890,000 after buying an additional 3,007,403 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Chevron by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,471,919 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,272,535,000 after buying an additional 319,859 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Chevron by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 19,627,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,047,900,000 after buying an additional 4,279,918 shares during the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Performance

Shares of CVX opened at $184.69 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $193.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $175.24. Chevron Corporation has a one year low of $135.21 and a one year high of $214.71. 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 stock has a market cap of $367.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 0.51.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The company had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.18 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 15.74 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be issued a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s payout ratio is 123.40%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 58,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.65, for a total value of $10,941,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,614,466.70. The trade was a 87.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Vice Chairman Mark A. Nelson sold 139,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.92, for a total value of $26,233,632.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,130,449.04. This trade represents a 92.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,179,699 shares of company stock worth $224,675,517. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Melius Research upgraded Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Chevron from $218.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Chevron from $212.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on Chevron from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Chevron from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.13.

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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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