Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) is an energy distributor and marketer that supplies propane, fuel oil, and other refined fuels to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and government customers. The company also markets natural gas and electricity and provides related energy services.

Its offerings include propane delivery for home heating, cooking, and equipment operation, as well as fuel delivery and services for businesses and agricultural users. Suburban Propane also sells and services heating equipment, propane-powered appliances, and hearth products, and provides installation, maintenance, and repair services in selected markets.

The company traces its history to 1928 and operates through a network serving customers across approximately 42 states, primarily in the United States. Suburban Propane Partners became a publicly traded master limited partnership in 1996. Michael A. Stivala serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.91 to $17.20
• 50-Day Range: $16.97 to $18.78
• 52-Week Range: $16.53 to $20.80
• Volume: 255,550 shs
• Average Volume: 181,375 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.67
• Dividend Yield: 7.65%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Suburban Propane Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Suburban Propane Partners scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Suburban Propane Partners has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Suburban Propane Partners has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Suburban Propane Partners are expected to decrease by -2.44% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Suburban Propane Partners is 8.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Suburban Propane Partners is 8.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Suburban Propane Partners has a PEG Ratio of 2.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Suburban Propane Partners has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.40% of the float of Suburban Propane Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Suburban Propane Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.47, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Suburban Propane Partners has recently decreased by 20.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Suburban Propane Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Suburban Propane Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Suburban Propane Partners is 66.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Suburban Propane Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.00% next year. This indicates that Suburban Propane Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.65

News Sentiment

Suburban Propane Partners has a news sentiment score of -0.65. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Suburban Propane Partners this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SPH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Suburban Propane Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Suburban Propane Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $50,267.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.10% of the stock of Suburban Propane Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

30.94% of the stock of Suburban Propane Partners is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/11 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/11/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPH
• CIK: 1005210
• Web: www.suburbanpropane.com
• Phone: (973) 887-5300
• Fax: 973-515-5981
• Employees: 3,190
• Year Founded: 1928

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.28
• P/E Growth: 2.08
• Net Income: $106.57 million
• Net Margins: 9.37%
• Pretax Margin: 9.45%
• Return on Equity: 18.57%
• Return on Assets: 5.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.72
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $2.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.48
• Book Value: $9.14 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 66,710,000
• Free Float: 65,311,000
• Market Cap: $1.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41