Sunoco (SUN) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• Sunoco is set to release its Q2 2025 earnings report on August 6th, with analysts predicting earnings of $1.70 per share and revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter.
• The company has recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.9088 per share, representing a 6.61% dividend yield, up from the previous $0.90.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Mizuho have issued target price updates for Sunoco stock, with JPMorgan raising its target to $67.00 while Mizuho dropped it to $67.00, indicating a generally positive outlook from analysts.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN - Get Free Report) is expected to be posting its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.70 per share and revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69 by ($0.48). The firm had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.58 billion. Sunoco had a return on equity of 20.34% and a net margin of 3.80%. Sunoco's revenue for the quarter was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.26 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Sunoco to post $11 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Sunoco Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:SUN traded down $1.80 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $53.51. 347,842 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 433,812. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Sunoco has a 12 month low of $48.00 and a 12 month high of $59.88. The company has a market cap of $8.17 billion, a PE ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $53.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.61.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th will be given a $0.9088 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 8th. This is an increase from Sunoco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. Sunoco's payout ratio is currently 64.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $68.00 to $67.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Sunoco from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.75.

Institutional Trading of Sunoco

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Sunoco stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN - Free Report) by 6.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 159,128 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,592 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.10% of Sunoco worth $9,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 24.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.