Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX – Free Report) by 333.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,393 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 4,149 shares during the quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC’s holdings in Chevron were worth $799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CVX. NCM Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 1.2% in the first quarter. NCM Capital Management LLC now owns 5,570 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $909,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Sweet Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 0.7% in the third quarter. Sweet Financial Partners LLC now owns 8,761 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,477,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 3.8% in the third quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 1,758 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 1.0% in the third quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 6,852 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Chevron by 1.4% in the third quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.42% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Chevron
In other news, VP Alana K. Knowles sold 2,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.09, for a total transaction of $448,252.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 276 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,184.84. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
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Chevron Price Performance
NYSE:CVX traded up $2.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $160.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,592,840 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,519,150. Chevron Co. has a fifty-two week low of $139.62 and a fifty-two week high of $172.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market capitalization of $297.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $155.44 and a 200-day moving average of $151.86.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $3.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.19 by $0.26. Chevron had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 15.24%. The firm had revenue of $47.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.09 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Chevron Co. will post 13.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Chevron Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 16th were issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This is a positive change from Chevron’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.08%. Chevron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.39%.
Chevron 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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