Blue Trust Inc. Reduces Position in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Blue Trust Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 8.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 37,343 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 3,619 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $7,726,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. D.B. Root & Company LLC lifted its position in Chevron by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 5,552 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Fox Hill Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Chevron by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Fox Hill Wealth Management now owns 3,443 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $525,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 930 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. MMA Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 1,820 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, EWA LLC boosted its position in Chevron by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. EWA LLC now owns 2,182 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Performance

CVX opened at $172.19 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $185.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.84. Chevron Corporation has a 1 year low of $142.40 and a 1 year high of $214.71. The stock has a market cap of $342.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a net margin of 5.79% and a return on equity of 6.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.18 earnings per share. Equities research 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $1.78 per share. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio is presently 123.40%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on CVX. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on shares of Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Chevron from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. HSBC raised Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Chevron from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Eighteen investment 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.com, Chevron has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.70.

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Insider Activity

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 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 trade represents a 82.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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 owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,718,294. This represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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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