Calton & Associates Inc. Sells 5,609 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Calton & Associates Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 30.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,641 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 5,609 shares during the quarter. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $1,963,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

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Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other news, Vice Chairman Mark A. Nelson sold 45,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.17, for a total transaction of $7,976,986.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,247,231.37. This represents a 86.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Eimear P. Bonner sold 32,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.01, for a total value of $5,617,821.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 4,366 shares in the company, valued at $764,093.66. The trade was a 88.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 793,163 shares of company stock valued at $127,920,502. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CVX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Chevron from $170.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Chevron from $180.00 to $174.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $168.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Chevron from $196.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Chevron in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Chevron has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $175.00.

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Chevron Price Performance

CVX opened at $183.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $162.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $157.43. The firm has a market cap of $369.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.58, a PEG ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 0.70. Chevron Corporation has a 1 year low of $132.04 and a 1 year high of $186.52.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Chevron had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.51%.The firm had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $48.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Chevron Corporation will post 10.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a $1.78 dividend. This is a boost from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 102.70%.

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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