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

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Sunoco in a report issued on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $1.74 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Sunoco's current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.88 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on SUN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Sunoco from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Sunoco from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sunoco has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $64.75.

Sunoco Stock Up 2.0%

Sunoco stock traded up $1.09 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $54.31. 523,489 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 440,635. Sunoco has a 52-week low of $48.00 and a 52-week high of $59.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 0.62. The business's 50-day moving average price is $55.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th were paid a $0.8976 dividend. This represents a $3.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.61%. This is a boost from Sunoco's previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 9th. Sunoco's payout ratio is presently 64.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ellsworth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Sunoco in the first quarter valued at about $1,820,000. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI purchased a new position in Sunoco in the first quarter valued at about $1,579,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Sunoco in the first quarter valued at about $199,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Sunoco by 14.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,978,209 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $172,915,000 after acquiring an additional 369,508 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Sunoco by 3.4% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,523 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,875,000 after acquiring an additional 1,607 shares during the last quarter. 24.29% of the stock is currently 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.