Chevron Doesn’t Need Oil to Hit New Highs. Here’s What Could Drive the Stock Instead

Quick Read CVX earns a HOLD at a $227 price target after surging 47% year-to-date, driven by a $6.06 Q2 EPS beat and downstream earnings jumping from $737M to $4.87B. Chevron's 20-year, 2.67 GW take-or-pay power deal with MSFT (Project Kilby) targets mid-teens returns independent of oil prices, a structure management calls repeatable. XOM trades at a P/E of 24 versus CVX's 20, while COP lacks downstream diversification, reinforcing Chevron's relative value among integrated energy peers. Read More: Learn 7 secret wealth tips high net worth investors use that most investors miss (sponsor) Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has spent the past year quietly rewriting its story.