Sunoco LP Company Profile (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SUN."

Sunoco LP announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.8255 per share on Tuesday, August 15th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.50%. View Sunoco LP's Dividend History.

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.11. The firm earned $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.83 billion. Sunoco LP had a negative net margin of 2.77% and a positive return on equity of 7.81%. View Sunoco LP's Earnings History.

Sunoco LP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 8th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Sunoco LP.

14 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Sunoco LP's stock. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Sunoco LP's share price to reach $31.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Sunoco LP.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Sunoco LP stock:

• 1. Citigroup Inc. analysts commented, "art of the deal."Faisel referenced a deal Sunoco struck with the convenience store chain Seven-11 in which Sunoco agreed to sell 1,110 of its retail stores. In fact, the analyst believes that Sunoco's management is the "best deal team in the game."According to Faisel, Sunoco's management team has proven to be among the best in its space in terms of deal execution. Prior to the deal with Seven-11, Sunoco was not only "significantly" overlevered but unable to cover its distributions and "headed for capitulation."With this sale, that narrative appears to have changed dramatically," the analyst wrote.Why Just A Neutral Rating?The analyst reiterated that while the asset sale is a "game changing" move, it doesn't fully erase the case against owning the stock. Specifically, the company's management didn't provide answers to key questions around the deal, including the tax implications of the transaction and plans to address an apparent hole in coverage.Faisel also argued that similar "aggressive deal making" in the past is responsible for Sunoco's unit prices to tumble for a multi-year high of $37.25 to a low of $21.01 before the Seven-11 deal prompted a sharp rebound."As we ponder all the qualitative and quantitative analysis we have done to date on SUN, we have decided that the most practical advice we can give investors who choose to invest in SUN is to follow the smart money," the analyst concluded. "The smartest money here is inside money. If SUN's GP required a 10 percent yield on preferred securities, which are senior to SUN LP units. We would not recommend investors bid the LP units above a 10 percent yield." (4/25/2017)
• 2. FBR & Co analysts commented, "ASNA hosted an investor day on January 18, 2017, where management provided updated enterprise transformation initiatives, which include leveraging ASNA’s centers of excellence within brand services and corporate. ASNA gave details on its new $150M transformational cost savings goal, which it believes is achievable by FY19 and likely beatable. ASNA also gave an update on each brand’s strategy and reiterated guidance provided last week at ICR for EPS of ($0.11)–($0.08)/$0.37– $0.42 in F2Q17/FY17. We are lowering our F2Q17 EPS estimate to ($0.10) from ($0.03) and our FY17 EPS estimate to $0.40 from $0.56." (1/19/2017)
• 3. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Sunoco LP operates as a wholesale fuel distributor. It engages in distributing motor fuel to convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors. The Company also operates convenience stores and retail fuel sites. Sunoco LP, formerly known as Susser Petroleum Partners LP, is based in Houston, Texas. " (10/13/2016)
• 4. Robert W. Baird analysts commented, "This implies equity issuance or another solution – distribution cuts have been the weapon of choice for overlevered MLPs. In our view, copious leverage that dangles its toes over the covenant edge adds distribution risk and warrants a cautious approach," analyst Ethan Bellamy wrote in a note.Bellamy cut 2016 EBITDA and DCF/unit by 12 percent and 22 percent, respectively, on a 10 percent volume reduction somewhat offset by a 1 percent margin increase.Related Link: Sunoco's Newest Acquisition Could Be A Good Deal After All"We had previously defended SUN on the premise that margins would improve, which they did (+8 percent vs. estimates). But a 13 percent disconnect from our volume forecast ultimately drove a 23 percent miss vs. our DCF/unit, netting to uninspiring 0.95x coverage," (8/4/2016)

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Sunoco LP's management team includes the folowing people:

• Matthew S. Ramsey J.D., Chairman of the Board of General Partner
• Joseph Kim, President, Chief Operating Officer of General Partner
• Robert W. Owens, Chief Executive Officer, Director of General Partner
• Thomas R. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of General Partner
• Cynthia A. Archer, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of General Partner
• Christopher R. Curia, Executive Vice President - Human Resources, Director of General Partner
• Karl R. Fails, Executive Vice President - Supply and Trading of General Partner
• Boyd E. Foster, Executive Vice President - Manufacturing and Distribution of General Partner
• S. Blake Heinemann, Executive Vice President - Operations East of General Partner
• R. Bradley Williams, Executive Vice President - Operations West of General Partner

Sunoco LP's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.31%), Adams Asset Advisors LLC (0.25%), Spirit of America Management Corp NY (0.18%), Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.09%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.05%) and Peak Capital Management LLC (0.04%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sunoco LP.

Sunoco LP's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Creative Planning, First Heartland Consultants Inc., Adams Asset Advisors LLC, Atria Investments LLC, Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC and DAVENPORT & Co LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sunoco LP.

Sunoco LP's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Peak Capital Management LLC, Meridian Wealth Management LLC, Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV, Advisors Capital Management LLC and Baldwin Brothers Inc. MA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sunoco LP.

Shares of Sunoco LP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Sunoco LP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.44.