Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its stake in Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX – Free Report) by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,431 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s holdings in Chevron were worth $693,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eagle Capital Management LLC raised its position in Chevron by 0.5% in the first quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 34,455 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,435,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Lane & Associates LLC purchased a new position in Chevron in the first quarter valued at about $345,000. Seven Mile Advisory raised its position in Chevron by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 2,766 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Chevron by 2.5% in the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 331,550 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $52,299,000 after purchasing an additional 8,168 shares during the period. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new position in Chevron in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. 72.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Chevron Stock Performance
Shares of CVX stock opened at $140.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of $149.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $154.73. Chevron Co. has a 52 week low of $135.37 and a 52 week high of $171.70. The company has a market cap of $257.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.09.
Chevron Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 19th were paid a $1.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 19th. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.64%. Chevron’s payout ratio is currently 59.98%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
CVX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Chevron from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Chevron from $156.00 to $154.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Chevron from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $183.00 to $167.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Chevron in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Chevron from $203.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $183.82.
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Chevron Company Profile
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.
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