Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for Sunoco Q2 Earnings

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sunoco in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.05. 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 $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.50 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays cut their price objective on Sunoco from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Sunoco from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $63.83.

Sunoco Stock Performance

Shares of SUN opened at $58.37 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $56.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.69. The stock has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.84 and a beta of 1.06. Sunoco has a 12-month low of $48.00 and a 12-month high of $59.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SUN. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Sunoco by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,868,926 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $456,218,000 after buying an additional 198,859 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Sunoco by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,608,701 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $134,192,000 after acquiring an additional 128,042 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Sunoco by 26.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,191,570 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $117,644,000 after purchasing an additional 455,361 shares during the period. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sunoco by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 888,862 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $45,723,000 after purchasing an additional 24,686 shares during the period. Finally, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY increased its position in Sunoco by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 595,057 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $30,610,000 after purchasing an additional 5,296 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.29% of the company's stock.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a dividend of $0.8865 per share. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.08%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This is a positive change from Sunoco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Sunoco's dividend payout ratio is currently 53.64%.

Sunoco Company Profile

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.

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