Chevron stock slip toward first loss in 8 sessions as profit and revenue fall, but top forecasts

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MW Chevron stock slip toward first loss in 8 sessions as profit and revenue fall, but top forecasts

Shares of Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ slipped 0.4% in premarket trading Friday, putting them in danger of snapping a seven-session losing streak, after the oil giant reported first-quarter profit and revenue that fell but topped expectations, as U.S. production jumped 35%. Net income fell to $5.5 billion, or $2.97 a share, from $6.57 billion, or $3.46 a share, due primarily to lower margins on refined product sales and lower natural-gas realizations. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $2.93 was above the FactSet consensus of $2.92. Revenue declined 4.1% to $48.72 billion to beat the FactSet consensus of $48.42 billion. U.S. natural-gas realization sank 51.9% to $1.24 per thousand cubic feet (MCF). Worldwide production increased 12%, boosted by as 35% jump in the U.S., due primarily to the acquisition of PDC Energy and strength in the Permian and DJ Basins in the U.S. The stock has rallied 10.8% year to date through Thursday, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF $(XLE)$ has run up 15.3% and the S&P 500 has gained 5.8%.

-Tomi Kilgore

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