Chevron Corporation $CVX Shares Sold by Fort Point Capital Partners LLC

Fort Point Capital Partners LLC lessened its position in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 31.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 10,355 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 4,845 shares during the quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $1,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Chevron in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Chevron by 86.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 255 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Chevron during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Chevron by 306.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Chevron during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on CVX. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Chevron from $196.00 to $204.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Chevron from $204.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Chevron from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $212.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, HSBC lowered Chevron from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $180.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chevron presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $182.05.

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Chevron Stock Down 0.0%

CVX stock opened at $196.95 on Monday. Chevron Corporation has a one year low of $132.04 and a one year high of $198.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $177.33 and its 200 day moving average is $162.07. The firm has a market cap of $393.00 billion, a PE ratio of 29.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.67.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. Chevron had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The business had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $1.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Eimear P. Bonner sold 32,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.01, for a total value of $5,617,821.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 4,366 shares in the company, valued at $764,093.66. The trade was a 88.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael K. Wirth sold 320,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.99, for a total value of $52,270,893.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,355,205.50. The trade was a 95.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,099,397 shares of company stock worth $196,196,468. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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