First National Bank of Omaha Grows Stake in Chevron Corporation $CVX

First National Bank of Omaha grew its position in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 97.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 200,060 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 98,903 shares during the quarter. Chevron comprises approximately 0.9% of First National Bank of Omaha’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings in Chevron were worth $30,481,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Chevron in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron during the third quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Chevron

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.70.

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Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 278,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,842,485.40. The trade was a 82.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 615,200 shares of company stock valued at $118,022,760 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Performance

NYSE CVX opened at $186.96 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $372.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.40, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.48. Chevron Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $142.40 and a fifty-two week 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.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $47.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The company’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.18 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid 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 dividend yield of 3.8%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 123.40%.

Chevron 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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