Sunoco (SUN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) is a master limited partnership focused primarily on the distribution and wholesale marketing of motor fuels. The company supplies gasoline, diesel and other refined products to independent fuel retailers, commercial customers, distributors and other end users, including customers operating under the Sunoco brand.

Sunoco’s operations include fuel terminals, pipelines, transportation assets and other logistics infrastructure used to receive, store, blend and deliver petroleum products. The partnership also provides fuel-related services and supports a broad network of branded and unbranded retail locations across the United States.

Sunoco traces its partnership history to the separation and expansion of the former Sunoco retail and wholesale fuel operations, including its 2015 acquisition of Susser Holdings. In 2024, Sunoco expanded its midstream business through the acquisition of NuStar Energy, adding additional pipelines, terminals and storage assets. The company is led by Joseph Kim, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $64.67 to $70.00
• 50-Day Range: $68.69 to $79.86
• 52-Week Range: $49.98 to $80.22
• Volume: 881,998 shs
• Average Volume: 492,891 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.31
• Dividend Yield: 6.26%
• Price Target: $80.13
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sunoco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sunoco scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sunoco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sunoco has a consensus price target of $80.13, representing about 22.5% upside from its current price of $65.40.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sunoco has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -4.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sunoco are expected to decrease by -4.25% in the coming year, from $10.60 to $10.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sunoco is 14.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sunoco is 14.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 22.79.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sunoco has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.07% of the float of Sunoco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sunoco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sunoco has recently decreased by 25.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sunoco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sunoco has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sunoco is 89.60%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sunoco will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.90% next year. This indicates that Sunoco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Sunoco has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Sunoco this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SUN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -77% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Sunoco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sunoco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.29% of the stock of Sunoco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/19 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Record date for 11/19 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SUN
• CIK: 1552275
• Web: www.sunocolp.com
• Phone: (832) 234-3600
• Fax: 832-234-0088
• Employees: 8,910
• Year Founded: 1886

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sunoco: $80.13
• High Price Target: $87.00
• Low Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $527 million
• Net Margins: 2.88%
• Pretax Margin: 3.37%
• Return on Equity: 18.78%
• Return on Assets: 4.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.95
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $5.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.36
• Book Value: $31.75 per share
• Price / Book: 2.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,825,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $13.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42