Chevron set to close $1 billion deal

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CHEVRON CORP. $125 (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares o/s: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $237.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Divd. yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) continues to sell some its less-important assets as part of a plan to focus on its main oil and gas operations. The company is now close to selling its South African operations for $1 billion. Those businesses include an oil refinery near Cape Town, and over 800 gas stations. Meantime, thanks to rising crude oil prices, Chevron’s cash flow per share will likely rise 3% in 2018 to $14.36. The stock trades a low 8.7 times that estimate. Chevron is a buy. buy…