Chevron Corporation $CVX Shares Purchased by Metis Global Partners LLC

Metis Global Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 121,303 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,087 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $18,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CVX. Vishria Bird Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Chevron by 1.2% in the third quarter. Vishria Bird Financial Group LLC now owns 5,285 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $821,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC lifted its holdings in Chevron by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 7,641 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,187,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. grew its position in shares of Chevron by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. now owns 13,391 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,079,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chevron by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,230 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $319,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Chevron by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. now owns 6,356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $987,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 41,134 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.40, for a total transaction of $7,256,037.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 4,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $735,411.60. This trade represents a 90.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Eimear P. Bonner sold 32,100 shares of Chevron stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.01, for a total transaction of $5,617,821.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 4,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $764,093.66. This represents a 88.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 793,163 shares of company stock valued at $127,920,502. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Trading Down 1.8%

Chevron stock opened at $182.46 on Friday. Chevron Corporation has a 52-week low of $132.04 and a 52-week high of $186.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $367.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.40, a PEG ratio of 12.49 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $161.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.23.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $45.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.18 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.51%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.06 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $1.78 per share. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. Chevron’s payout ratio is presently 102.70%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVX has been the subject of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Chevron in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Chevron from $204.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Chevron from $178.00 to $174.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Chevron from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Zacks Research raised Chevron from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $175.00.

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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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