Ticker Company Price CVX Chevron $154.16 ABBV AbbVie $140.06 PEP PepsiCo $171.71 COST CostCo $527.46 GS Goldman Sachs $332.67 WM Waste Management $173.00 Chevron (CVX) Source: Jeff Whyte / Shutterstock.com Earlier this year, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and other oil and natural gas firms enjoyed the most cynical of tailwinds. In theory, Powell’s directive to attack inflation through increased borrowing costs should be a net negative for CVX. Therefore, CVX remains one of the best S&P 500 stocks to buy.