Top 5 Undervalued Blue Chip Stocks Analysts Recommend for Smart Investing

3. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 103

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is one of the top 10 undervalued blue chip stocks analysts recommend for smart investing. On May 26, Barclays lifted the price target on Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) to $213 from $192 and maintained an Equal Weight rating on the shares. It told investors in a research note that factors such as depleting inventories, a “muted” U.S. production response to the Middle East war, and a shrinking OPEC spare capacity are reinforcing a tighter oil macro backdrop that is not fully reflected in equities. These circumstances set up the “oily” exploration and production companies for a share re-rating post the conflict, according to Barclays. The firm also cut its gas price outlook on near-term oversupply while adjusting ratings and price targets in the integrated oil and exploration and production group.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) also received a rating update from Mizuho on May 27. The firm lifted the price target on the stock to $230 from $225 and reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares, stating that it anticipates prolonged effects of the Iran crisis on global oil prices and refining cracks.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) provides oil and gas energy solutions, including crude oil and natural gas, the manufacture of transportation fuels, petrochemicals, lubricants, and additives, and the development of technologies that boost business and the industry. Its operations are divided into the Upstream and Downstream segments.