Piper Sandler took its Chevron [CVX] rating to the equivalent of Overweight from Neutral, and the price target to $113.0, in a research note dated 2021-01-08. That figure represents around a 25.21% premium from where the company’s shares closed on Thursday. Other analysts also revised their coverage, with Wells Fargo’s analysts downgrading the shares from “an Overweight” rating to “an Equal weight” rating in a research note to investors issued in mid December. Meanwhile, Cowen had maintained its rating on CVX to the earlier “an Outperform” rating, in a research note produced for clients December 09, 2020. In addition, there was a downgrade from Tudor Pickering on December 07, 2020. The rater changed CVX from “a Buy” to “a Hold”.
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Is Chevron Corporation [NYSE:CVX] a Good Buy Right Now?
It should be noted that CVX technical indicators for short, intermediate as well as long term progress have placed an overall average of 72% as Buy. The average signal changed from 40% Buy in the last week and compares with 40% Buy in the past month. Data from Chevron Corporation’s Trend Spotter indicated that the signals were Strongest. The stock current average is 10.71 million shares in the past 20 days and the short term average signal indicates a 100% Buy. In the last 50 days, the average trading volume was 11.44 million shares while the medium term average advocated for 50% Buy. The average long-term signal stands at 50% Buy and the 100-day average volume stands at 11.12 million shares.
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CVX Price Performance
On Wall Street, Chevron Corporation [NYSE:CVX] finished Thursday’s session up 0.47% at $90.22. The stock went up to $90.82 at the same session while its lowest single day price was $89.305. In the last five days, it saw a rise of about 5.73%, Chevron Corporation shares gained by almost 6.83% since the beginning of the year. However, the share price has dropped to as low as -24.64% below its one year high. On 01/07/21, the company shares recorded $90.82, the highest single-day price it has got to in the last 52-weeks and a 52-week low was seen on 01/04/21, the same year at $83.89. The company’s shares have declined by -23.35% in the past year. The 50-day SMA achieved is $84.52 while the 200-day SMA is $84.58. Volume dropped to 9.29 million from 13.92 million in the previous session.
CVX Stock Support And Resistance Levels
On the 24-hour scale, the immediate backing is perceived around 89.41 level, and in case of violation of this particular level, it will cause more drop to 88.60 level. On the upper level, 91.63 is still the key resistance. The stock may increase to the subsequent resistance at 90.93. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) pinned on the 14-day chart is 59.84, implying a neutral technical stance while the MACD stands at 2.71, meaning price will increase in the next trading period. Percent R indicator moved to 8.23%, implying bullish price movement. Stochastic %K at 76.06% suggest selling the stock.
What is the short interest in Chevron Corporation?
Short interest in the Chevron Corporation stock has plunged, decreasing by -2.59 million shares to total 17.4 million shares on Dec 14, 2020. The interest had seen shares on Nov 12, 2020 stand at 14.81 million, data from Yahoo Finance shows. The increase of 14.89% suggests the stock saw some increased bearish sentiment. The stock’s days to cover (short ratio) moved to while the shorted shares account for just 0.90% of the overall float for the stock.
Chevron Corporation’s Biggest Shareholders: Who Owns Chevron Corporation [CVX]?
Filings by The Vanguard Group, Inc. showed that the firm now holds a total of 150,935,408 shares or roughly 7.84% of the outstanding CVX shares. This means their shares have reduced by -3,931,248 from the 150,935,408 the investor reportedly held in its prior 13-F filing. With the conclusion of the sale, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. updated stake is worth $10,620,155,661. Details in the latest 13F filings reveal that BlackRock Fund Advisors acquired their 0.94% stake valued at $8,102,835,602 while Capital Research & Management Co cut theirs at $2,697,287,302. During the last quarter, BlackRock Fund Advisors raised 866,604 of its shares in Chevron Corporation while Capital Research & Management Co sold -10,115,253 shares. The Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings currently number 29,009,648 shares at $2617250442.56. According to the firm’s last 13F report, Northern Trust Investments, Inc. shares in the company at filing stood at 27,080,215 shares, roughly $2,360,853,144.
CVX Earnings Forecast For The Current Quarter
Chevron Corporation [CVX] is expected to report weak earnings results for the quarter ending on Dec 2020. Consensus estimates give the company expected revenues of $26.08B and an earnings per share of $0.08 for Dec 2020. Looking further ahead, the company is expected to report revenue of $29.55B at an EPS of $0.5 for Mar 2021. The estimates represent downside of 24.70% and 3937.50% in the company’s revenue and earnings per share, respectively, on a year-on-year basis.
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CVX Earnings Estimates For The Current Year
For the financial year, Chevron Corporation [NYSE:CVX] is expected to bring in revenue of $97.52B. The returns are nearly $-49.0 billion lower than the company’s actual revenue recorded in the fiscal year 2019. In terms of EPS for the 2020, estimate put it at -0.09, lower than that of FY19 by -$6.36. Estimates put this year’s earnings growth at -101.40%, 3,466.70% for the next, and at an annual -2.60% over the next 5-year period. As for sales, forecasts are for a decrease of -33.40% in the current fiscal year and a further 24.70% over the following year.