5,047 Shares in Chevron Corporation $CVX Acquired by Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,047 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,044,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CVX. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Chevron in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Chevron in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Chevron

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on CVX shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Chevron from $214.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 29th. Citigroup lifted 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Chevron from $204.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Chevron from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $174.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Chevron from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued 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 $206.83.

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Insider Activity at Chevron

In related news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE:CVX opened at $189.71 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $181.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $377.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.88, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Chevron Corporation has a 1-year low of $146.49 and a 1-year high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.18 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 14.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

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

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Chevron (NYSE:CVX)

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