OLD National Bancorp IN Raises Holdings in Chevron Corporation $CVX

OLD National Bancorp IN boosted its stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 22.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,798 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 15,382 shares during the quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN’s holdings in Chevron were worth $17,131,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. United Bank raised its holdings in shares of Chevron by 7.7% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 11,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 796 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Chevron by 9.0% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 50,839 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $7,280,000 after acquiring an additional 4,214 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas increased its position in Chevron by 76.4% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 441 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Chevron by 678.9% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,363 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in Chevron by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 16,052 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,299,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.42% of the company’s stock.

Chevron Stock Performance

NYSE CVX opened at $170.67 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $185.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $179.78. Chevron Corporation has a twelve month low of $142.40 and a twelve month high of $214.71. The company has a market capitalization of $339.91 billion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.18 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 15.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $1.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $7.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 123.40%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CVX shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $216.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. HSBC raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Chevron from $168.00 to $187.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Chevron from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.70.

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Insider Activity at Chevron

In related news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 8,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,842,485.40. The trade was a 82.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,718,294. This trade represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 615,200 shares of company stock worth $118,022,760 over the last three months. 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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