100,127 Shares in Chevron Corporation $CVX Acquired by Jones Financial Companies Lllp

Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 100,127 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,597,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Chevron during the second quarter valued at $25,663,729,000. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Chevron by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $23,698,184,000 after acquiring an additional 12,789,399 shares in the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc lifted its stake in shares of Chevron by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 130,156,362 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $19,837,131,000 after purchasing an additional 8,091,570 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Chevron by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 43,613,011 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $6,620,187,000 after purchasing an additional 134,890 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Chevron by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 36,036,844 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,492,377,000 after purchasing an additional 961,341 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on CVX shares. Bank of America lifted their target price on Chevron from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Chevron in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $216.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $216.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Chevron from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.48.

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Chevron Stock Performance

Shares of CVX stock opened at $203.03 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $188.35. Chevron Corporation has a 12 month low of $146.49 and a 12 month high of $214.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $401.14 billion, a PE ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.49.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The oil and gas company reported $6.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.51. Chevron had a net margin of 9.57% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The firm had revenue of $67.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $62.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.77 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 57.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Chevron Corporation will post 16.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $1.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.26%.

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Insider Activity

In related news, Director John B. Hess sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.26, for a total value of $19,426,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 178,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,587,021.70. The trade was a 35.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Andrew Benjamin Walz sold 16,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.06, for a total value of $3,377,808.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 14 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,814.84. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,152,582 shares of company stock worth $225,853,661. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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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