Negative sentiment towards CVX reflected by a jump of 7.22% in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Chevron Corp shares valued at $636,480 were sold by Knowles Alana K on Aug 29 ’25. At $160.00 per share, Knowles Alana K sold 3,978 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,181 shares worth approximately $0.18 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ALANA K KNOWLES purchased 3,978 shares, netting a total of over 633,775 in proceeds.

Before that, HESS JOHN B had sold 375,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $59,363,550, the Director traded Chevron Corp shares for $158.30 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 375,000 shares, worth approximately $215.7 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Melius on August 20, 2025, Chevron Corp [CVX] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $155. As of August 04, 2025, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Hold” rating for CVX.

Analyzing CVX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Chevron Corp [NYSE: CVX] plunged -0.76% to $153.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $152.85, but it reached a high of $154.68 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.54%. Over the course of the year, Chevron Corp shares have jumped approximately 1.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $168.96 on 03/26/25 and a 52-week low of $132.04 on 04/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Chevron Corp (CVX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 152.83, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 151.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 154.67. The next price resistance is at 155.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.86 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Chevron Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Chevron Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.41 million shares to 19.6 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 18.18 million shares. A jump of 7.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.43.

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In terms of Chevron Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 178 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.91% from the previous closing price of $154.91. Analysts anticipate Chevron Corp stock to reach 191 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 140. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Chevron Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 13, 2025, HSBC Securities assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $158.

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