Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD purchased a new position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 5,840 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $890,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Chevron during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC acquired a new position in Chevron during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.42% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares in the company, valued at $1,842,485.40. This trade represents a 82.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at $53,718,294. This represents a 57.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760 in the last quarter. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Chevron
- Positive Sentiment: Chevron reportedly joined YPF and Pluspetrol in backing TGS’s $3 billion Argentina NGL project, improving the odds of a final investment decision and signaling another potential growth avenue for Chevron outside its core assets. Chevron and Partners to Support TGS-Led Argentina NGL Project
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Mike Wirth said Chevron is still looking at new opportunities in the Middle East and could expand its regional exposure, reinforcing the company’s growth optionality in a strategic energy market. Chevron continues to look at new opportunities in Middle East, CEO says
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remained constructive, with Erste Group raising FY2026 and FY2027 earnings estimates for Chevron, suggesting expectations for solid profitability remain intact.
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted Chevron as a high-yield, value-oriented energy name, which may be supporting demand from income and valuation-focused investors.
- Neutral Sentiment: Chevron’s CEO pushed back on claims about Persian Gulf oil flow volumes, while U.S. crude inventories continue to decline; this adds uncertainty but does not clearly change Chevron’s fundamental outlook. U.S. energy secretary says 7 million barrels of oil exiting Persian Gulf daily, but Chevron CEO rebuts the claim
- Neutral Sentiment: Separate commentary on Chevron’s valuation and broader energy-sector strength points to ongoing momentum, but these pieces are more supportive of the stock’s longer-term case than a direct near-term catalyst. Assessing Chevron (CVX) Valuation After Recent Gains And Mixed Undervaluation Signals
- Negative Sentiment: Oil prices fell to their lowest level since early March as markets priced in potentially higher Strait of Hormuz flows and progress toward an interim peace deal, which can pressure Chevron’s upstream earnings expectations. Oil Hits Lowest Since Early March on Potential Hormuz Reopening
Chevron Trading Down 0.1%
Shares of Chevron stock opened at $186.96 on Monday. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $142.40 and a fifty-two week high of $214.71. The business’s fifty day moving average is $188.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.26. 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 firm has a market cap of $372.34 billion, a PE ratio of 32.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.48.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. Chevron had a net margin of 5.79% and a return on equity of 6.90%. The company had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.18 earnings per share. Chevron’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current year.
Chevron Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $1.78 dividend. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 123.40%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
CVX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Chevron from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Chevron from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Chevron from $218.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Chevron from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chevron presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.70.
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Chevron Company Profile
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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