Chevron's Hess Acquisition Boosts Q3 Output Beyond Expectations
Chevron's third-quarter oil production rose 16% to 2 million barrels per day, driven by Hess acquisition and operations in the Permian Basin, Gulf of Mexico, and Kazakhstan.
- On Friday, Chevron Corporation reported third-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, driven by record production after acquiring Hess Corporation.
- Chevron said higher output came from the Hess acquisition, the Permian Basin, Gulf of Mexico and Kazakhstan, but earnings declined partly due to a $3540 million loss on transaction costs and lower oil prices over the past year.
- Chevron said adjusted EPS of $1.85 beat $1.71 expected, and revenue of $49.73 billion exceeded $49.01 billion forecasted.
- Market trading reacted to the earnings beat and refining strength, with Chevron stock jumping 2.4% and downstream U.S. refining profits rising over 300% to $638 million.
- On a $316 billion market capitalization, Chevron trades at about 23.5 times current-year earnings, but analysts say the stock looks like a sell absent a surge in oil prices.
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Chevron's Hess Acquisition Boosts Q3 Output Beyond Expectations
Chevron reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Friday, supported by record oil and gas production following its roughly $53-billion acquisition of Hess Corporation. The U.S. supermajor posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share, above analyst expectations near $1.68, while total production rose to 4.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 3.4 million boepd a year earlier, according to Reuters. The increase re…
Why Chevron Stock Popped After Earnings
Key PointsChevron beat on sales and earnings this morning.Earnings are falling alongside oil prices, however, and the Hess acquisition isn't helping.10 stocks we like better than Chevron › Chevron (NYSE: CVX) stock jumped 2.4% through 11:55 a.m. ET Friday after reporting a sizable earnings beat this morning. Analysts expected Chevron to earn $1.71 per share, adjusted for one-time items, on sales of $47.4 billion in Q3. Instead, Chevron reported …
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