Sunoco (SUN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It owns and operates retail stores under the APlus and Aloha Island Mart brand names; and offers food, beverages, snacks, grocery and non-food merchandise, motor fuels, and other services. The All Other segment includes partnership credit card services, franchise royalties, and retail operations; and offers credit card processing, car washes, lottery, automated teller machines, money order, prepaid phone cards, and wireless services. The company was formerly known as Susser Petroleum Partners LP and changed its name to Sunoco LP in 2014. Sunoco LP was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.08 to $54.08
• 50-Day Range: $50.85 to $54.50
• 52-Week Range: $49.45 to $64.89
• Volume: 430,239 shs
• Average Volume: 516,833 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.29
• Dividend Yield: 6.55%
• Price Target: $62.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sunoco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sunoco scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 185th out of 264 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sunoco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sunoco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sunoco are expected to decrease by -5.59% in the coming year, from $7.16 to $6.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sunoco is 12.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sunoco is 12.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sunoco has a P/B Ratio of 5.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.89% of the outstanding shares of Sunoco have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sunoco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sunoco has recently increased by 31.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sunoco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.50%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sunoco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sunoco is 80.46%. 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 51.78% next year. This indicates that Sunoco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.89% of the outstanding shares of Sunoco have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sunoco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sunoco has recently increased by 31.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Sunoco has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Sunoco this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for SUN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Sunoco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

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

SUN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SUN shares performed this year?

Sunoco's stock was trading at $59.93 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SUN shares have decreased by 10.8% and is now trading at $53.47.
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How were Sunoco's earnings last quarter?

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $1.79. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Sunoco's major shareholders?

Sunoco's top institutional shareholders include Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC (0.71%), Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC (0.57%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.38%) and Barclays PLC (0.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian A Hand, Austin Harkness, Arnold Dodderer, David K Skidmore, Joseph Kim and Matthew S Ramsey.
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How do I buy shares of Sunoco?

Shares of SUN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Sunoco own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sunoco investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), General Electric (GE), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend: 11/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/19/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Petroleum refining
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SUN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1552275
• Web: www.sunocolp.com
• Phone: (214) 981-0700
• Fax: 832-234-0088
• Employees: 2,389
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $62.25
• High Stock Price Target: $65.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $59.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.47
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $394 million
• Net Margins: 2.72%
• Pretax Margin: 3.50%
• Return on Equity: 19.77%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.74
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $5.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.93
• Book Value: $9.70 per share
• Price / Book: 5.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 152,412,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $8.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31