Chevron price target raised to $180 from $172 at Barclays

Barclays raised the firm’s price target on Chevron (CVX) to $180 from $172 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm increased 2026 oil price estimates on the Iran war and believes cash flow tailwinds for the exploration and production group remain underappreciated. While the oil spike is “unlikely to last for long,” the market is underappreciating the cash flow benefit and the “durable benefit” it will have on the group’s capacity to increase cash returns beyond the conflict, the analyst tells investors in a research note.