Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC Has $57.43 Million Holdings in Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX)

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX - Free Report) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 396,518 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,139 shares during the period. Chevron accounts for approximately 1.4% of Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Chevron were worth $57,432,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CVX. Life Planning Partners Inc bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Chevron in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chevron by 75.9% in the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 204 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chevron during the third quarter worth about $31,000. 72.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Chevron Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CVX opened at $165.10 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $290.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.08. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $156.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.81. Chevron Co. has a one year low of $135.37 and a one year high of $167.11.

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Chevron (NYSE:CVX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The oil and gas company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.42 by ($0.36). Chevron had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 11.44%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.45 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Chevron Co. will post 10.79 EPS for the current year.

Chevron Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $1.71 dividend. This is a boost from Chevron's previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. This represents a $6.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Chevron's payout ratio is 70.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on CVX. Barclays reduced their price target on Chevron from $174.00 to $171.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Chevron from $184.00 to $173.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Chevron from $195.00 to $194.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup upgraded Chevron from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $145.00 to $185.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Chevron in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $174.13.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Chevron news, VP Jeff B. Gustavson sold 9,325 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.50, for a total value of $1,422,062.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,057 shares of the company's stock, valued at $161,192.50. This trade represents a 89.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

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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