Fifth Third Bancorp Purchases 820,294 Shares of Chevron Corporation $CVX

Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVXFree Report) by 104.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,608,439 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 820,294 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Chevron were worth $332,786,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Chevron in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,727,586,000. State Street Corp increased its position in Chevron by 9.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,605,988 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $23,698,184,000 after acquiring an additional 12,789,399 shares during the period. Berkshire Hathaway Inc raised its position in shares of Chevron by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 130,156,362 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $19,837,131,000 after buying an additional 8,091,570 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Chevron by 822.0% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,211,258 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $946,658,000 after acquiring an additional 5,537,580 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in Chevron by 41.8% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 11,760,376 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,811,333,000 after buying an additional 3,464,058 shares in the last quarter. 72.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Chevron Stock Performance

NYSE CVX traded up $2.24 during trading on Friday, hitting $176.29. 5,984,338 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,284,713. The business has a 50 day moving average of $181.92 and a 200-day moving average of $181.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $351.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.55, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.50. Chevron Corporation has a 12-month low of $146.49 and a 12-month high of $214.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Chevron (NYSE:CVXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $47.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.86 billion. Chevron had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 5.79%.The company’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.18 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Chevron Corporation will post 15.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Chevron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $1.78 per share. This represents a $7.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 123.40%.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CVX shares. Wolfe Research upgraded Chevron from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Chevron from $216.00 to $204.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Chevron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Chevron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Chevron from $214.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.83.

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Insider Transactions at Chevron

In other Chevron news, Director John B. Hess sold 380,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total transaction of $73,416,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 278,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,718,294. This represents a 57.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Chevron Company 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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