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The price of Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) closed at $165.02 in the last session, up 0.16% from day before closing price of $164.75. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.07 million shares were traded. CVX stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.315.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CVX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on November 26, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $185 from $145 previously.
On November 05, 2024, DZ Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $170.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when GUSTAVSON JEFF B sold 9,325 shares for $152.50 per share. The transaction valued at 1,422,109 led to the insider holds 1,057 shares of the business.
JEFF B GUSTAVSON bought 9,325 shares of CVX for $1,422,109 on Feb 07 ’25. On Nov 14 ’24, another insider, Wirth Michael K, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 164,600 shares for $160.13 each. As a result, the insider received 26,356,838 and left with 4,280 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CVX now has a Market Capitalization of 290534227968 and an Enterprise Value of 314198982656. As of this moment, Chevron’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.607 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.839.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CVX is 0.93, which has changed by 0.06279385 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CVX has reached a high of $167.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.12%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CVX traded on average about 7.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10351730 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.77B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.76B. Insiders hold about 0.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.85% stake in the company. Shares short for CVX as of 1740700800 were 62848848 with a Short Ratio of 8.03, compared to 1738281600 on 59066652. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 62848848 and a Short% of Float of 3.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CVX is 6.60, which was 6.52 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039575115The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.43. The current Payout Ratio is 67.08% for CVX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-09-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
