Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Raises Stake in Chevron Corporation $CVX

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 683,782 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 10,104 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $104,215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 183,790,028 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $28,540,753,000 after purchasing an additional 27,961,463 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 9.1% during 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 purchasing an additional 12,789,399 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $6,620,187,000 after purchasing an additional 134,890 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,724,515 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,528,890,000 after purchasing an additional 3,007,403 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chevron by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,471,919 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,272,535,000 after purchasing an additional 319,859 shares during the period. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chevron Price Performance

CVX opened at $182.44 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $363.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.62, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $192.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.69. Chevron Corporation has a 12-month low of $135.21 and a 12-month high of $214.71.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.41. The company 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%.Chevron’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.18 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Chevron Corporation will post 15.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be given a $1.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 123.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chevron news, insider R. Hewitt Pate sold 40,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.30, for a total value of $8,574,660.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,842,485.40. This trade represents a 82.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Vice Chairman Mark A. Nelson sold 139,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.92, for a total value of $26,233,632.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,337 shares in the company, valued at $2,130,449.04. This represents a 92.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,144,224 shares of company stock worth $218,075,038 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Chevron from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Barclays increased their price target on Chevron from $192.00 to $213.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Melius Research raised Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. HSBC raised Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Chevron in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.70.

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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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