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CVX

Chevron Stock News – Key Topics for Investors

Chevron logged a 2.0% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $164.0 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 2.0%. CVX's trading volume is 6,497,013 compared to the stock's average volume of 7,917,503.

Chevron trades -7.22% away from its average analyst target price of $176.76 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $156.0 to $203.0, and on average have given Chevron a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CVX, you'll want to know the following:

  • Chevron's current price is 10.9% above its Graham number of $147.93, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety

  • Chevron has moved 4.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 7.5%

  • Based on its trailing earnings per share of 9.71, Chevron has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3

  • CVX has a forward P/E ratio of 14.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.04 per share

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.9 compared to its sector average of 1.86

  • Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally.

  • Based in Houston, the company has 45,298 full time employees and a market cap of $288.73 Billion. Chevron currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.1%.

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