Arax Advisory Partners Sells 27,723 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Arax Advisory Partners reduced its holdings in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 49.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,500 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 27,723 shares during the quarter. Arax Advisory Partners’ holdings in Chevron were worth $4,344,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. United Bank boosted its holdings in Chevron by 7.7% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 11,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 796 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 9.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 50,839 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $7,280,000 after purchasing an additional 4,214 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 76.4% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 441 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 678.9% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,363 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 3.6% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 16,052 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,299,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares during the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Performance

NYSE CVX opened at $186.96 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $372.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $188.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $178.26. Chevron Corporation has a twelve month low of $142.40 and a twelve month high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.18 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

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

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chevron news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total transaction of $8,574,660.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares in the company, valued at $1,842,485.40. This represents a 82.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total value of $73,416,000.00. Following 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. 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. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Chevron from $179.00 to $242.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Chevron from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $174.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Chevron from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.70.

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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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