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Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Chevron ( CVX) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Chevron rose $1.24 (1.1%) to $117.09 on average volume. Throughout the day, 5,409,510 shares of Chevron exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6,454,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $116.21-$117.19 after having opened the day at $116.23 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $115.85. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were: Houston American Energy Corporation ( HUSA), up 9.5%, Double Eagle Petroleum Company ( DBLE), up 8.8%, Sonde Resources ( SOQ), up 6.6% and Clayton Williams Energy ( CWEI), up 5.2%. Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in petroleum, chemicals, mining, power generation, and energy operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. Chevron has a market cap of $220.8 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 7.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Chevron a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Chevron as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
