Brokers Set Expectations for Sunoco's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $1.99 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on SUN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Sunoco from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Sunoco from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $64.33.

Sunoco Stock Performance

Shares of SUN traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $58.98. 79,256 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 503,873. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $56.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion, a PE ratio of 8.94 and a beta of 1.06. Sunoco has a 52-week low of $48.00 and a 52-week high of $59.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.73). Sunoco had a return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 3.85%.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.8976 per share. This represents a $3.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.09%. This is a positive change from Sunoco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 9th. Sunoco's payout ratio is 54.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in Sunoco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $256,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Sunoco by 26.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,191,570 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $117,644,000 after acquiring an additional 455,361 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Sunoco in the fourth quarter worth $239,000. Icon Advisers Inc. Co. acquired a new stake in Sunoco in the fourth quarter valued at $1,852,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Sunoco by 41.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 30,131 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,550,000 after purchasing an additional 8,782 shares in the last quarter. 24.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.