Chevron (CVX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Downstream segment refines crude oil into petroleum products; markets crude oil, refined products, and lubricants; manufactures and markets renewable fuels, commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant additives; and transports crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car. The company was formerly known as ChevronTexaco Corporation and changed its name to Chevron Corporation in 2005. Chevron Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $155.29 to $158.54
• 50-Day Range: $140.76 to $157.15
• 52-Week Range: $132.04 to $168.96
• Volume: 11.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $270.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.14
• Dividend Yield: 4.37%
• Price Target: $164.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chevron Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chevron scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chevron has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chevron has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chevron are expected to grow by 16.68% in the coming year, from $10.79 to $12.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chevron is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chevron is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 73.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Chevron has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chevron has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of Chevron has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chevron has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chevron has recently decreased by 67.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Chevron is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Chevron has been increasing its dividend for 38 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chevron is 88.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Chevron will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.33% next year. This indicates that Chevron will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.96

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of Chevron has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chevron has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chevron has recently decreased by 67.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

Chevron has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 76 news articles for Chevron this week, compared to 101 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 155 people have searched for CVX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -1% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

56 people have added Chevron to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chevron insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.21% of the stock of Chevron is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.42% of the stock of Chevron is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CVX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CVX shares performed this year?

Chevron's stock was trading at $144.84 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CVX shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $156.52.

How were Chevron's earnings last quarter?

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.19. The company's revenue was down 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Chevron have any subsidiaries?

Chevron subsidiaries include these companies: Noble Energy, Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V., Atlas Energy Inc, Unocal Corporation, Texaco Inc., Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, Chevron Argentina S.R.L., and others.

Who are Chevron's major shareholders?

Chevron's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.92%), State Street Corp (8.09%), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (7.06%) and Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (4.79%). Insiders that own company stock include Alice P Gast, Pierre R Breber, Michael K Wirth, Rhonda J Morris, Jeff B Gustavson, Jeff B Gustavson, Alana K Knowles, R Hewitt Pate and James William Johnson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Chevron?

Shares of CVX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Chevron own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chevron investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - INTL INTGD
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CVX
• CIK: 93410
• Web: www.chevron.com
• Phone: (925) 842-1000
• Fax: 415-894-6817
• Employees: 45,298
• Year Founded: 1879

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chevron: $164.11
• High Price Target: $186.00
• Low Price Target: $124.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.51
• P/E Growth: 2.35
• Net Income: $17.66 billion
• Net Margins: 7.02%
• Pretax Margin: 11.40%
• Return on Equity: 9.90%
• Return on Assets: 5.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $202.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.33
• Cash Flow: $19.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.92
• Book Value: $85.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,727,990,000
• Free Float: 1,724,361,000
• Market Cap: $270.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87