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Chevron (NYSE:CVX) just wrote another check to shareholders, and the market is still treating the company like crude prices are about to collapse. On June 10, Chevron paid out $1.78 per share, the second quarterly distribution at the new rate after a 4% increase declared Jan. 30, marking the 39th consecutive annual dividend increase. The payment lands at a moment when retail investors are bifurcated between dividend hunters and oil-volatility traders, and the data argues the dividend hunters have the better read.
The headline yield sits near 4% at recent prices, with Chevron shares closing at $164.78 on June 30. That yield exists because the stock has pulled back, not because the payout is in trouble. Here is why the nervousness driving the discount looks outdated.