How Smart Investors Look at Chevron (CVX).

By Kim Brooks • Tuesday, June 27 15:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Energy company Chevron has moved -0.5% so far today on a volume of 3,666,427, compared to its average of 7,711,064. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Chevron trades -19.11% away from its average analyst target price of $189.46 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $167.0 to $212.0, and on average have given Chevron a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying CVX should be aware of the facts below:

Chevron's current price is 40.2% above its Graham number of $109.32, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Chevron has moved 2.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 18.53, Chevron has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
CVX has a forward P/E ratio of 10.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $14.39 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -1.46 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Chevron is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.82 compared to its sector average of 1.68
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally.
Based in San Ramon, the company has 43,846 full time employees and a market cap of $288.25 Billion. Chevron currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.7%.

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