Zacks Research Weighs in on Sunoco's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Sunoco's current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $63.67.

Sunoco Price Performance

Shares of SUN traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $58.52. 311,805 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 494,128. Sunoco has a 12 month low of $49.45 and a 12 month high of $60.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a PE ratio of 8.87 and a beta of 1.35. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $57.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.40.

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Sunoco (NYSE:SUN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.73). Sunoco had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 22.52%.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.8865 per share. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This is a boost from Sunoco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Sunoco's payout ratio is 53.64%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Sunoco by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,526 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,692,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in Sunoco during the third quarter valued at approximately $245,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Sunoco by 18.4% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,213 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 1,434 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sunoco during the 3rd quarter worth $268,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Sunoco by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 222,876 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $11,964,000 after acquiring an additional 4,799 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.29% of the company's stock.

About Sunoco

Sunoco LP, together with its subsidiaries, distributes and retails motor fuels in the United States. It operates through two segments: Fuel Distribution and Marketing, and All Other. The Fuel Distribution and Marketing segment purchases motor fuel, as well as other petroleum products, such as propane and lubricating oil from independent refiners and oil companies and supplies it to company-operated retail stores, independently operated commission agents, and retail stores, as well as other commercial customers, including unbranded retail stores, other fuel distributors, school districts, municipalities, and other industrial customers.