NYSE:VVVValvoline Stock Price, Forecast & News

Valvoline's stock was trading at $17.47 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VVV shares have increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $18.18. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Valvoline in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Valvoline.

Valvoline is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Valvoline.

Valvoline Inc (NYSE:VVV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39. The basic materials company had revenue of $578 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $577.85 million. Valvoline had a net margin of 9.39% and a negative return on equity of 120.89%. Valvoline's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.35 EPS. View Valvoline's earnings history.

Valvoline declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.113 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. View Valvoline's dividend history.

Valvoline issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.39 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.33. The company issued revenue guidance of $578 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $587.44 million.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Valvoline's shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Valvoline's stock price to reach $21.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Valvoline.

Media coverage about VVV stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Valvoline earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutValvoline.

Valvoline saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,730,000 shares, an increase of 26.5% from the April 30th total of 3,740,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,570,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Valvoline's Current Options Chain.

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(VVV) raised $645 million in an initial public offering on Friday, September 23rd 2016. The company issued 30,000,000 shares at $20.00-$23.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Scotiabank, BTIG, Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

Valvoline trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VVV."

Valvoline's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.04%), Capital Research Global Investors (6.08%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (3.40%), Invesco Ltd. (2.61%), State Street Corp (2.53%) and Schroder Investment Management Group (2.36%). Company insiders that own Valvoline stock include Anthony R Puckett, Craig A Moughler, Frances E Lockwood, Julie Marie O'daniel, Mary E Meixelsperger, Samuel J Mitchell and Thomas A Gerrald II. View institutional ownership trends for Valvoline.

VVV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Spark Investment Management LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, and Balyasny Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Valvoline company stock in the last year include Anthony R Puckett, Craig A Moughler, Frances E Lockwood, and Julie Marie O'daniel. View insider buying and selling activity for Valvoline.

VVV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Advisory Research Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Wasatch Advisors Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Valvoline stock in the last two years include Mary E Meixelsperger, and Samuel J Mitchell. View insider buying and selling activity for Valvoline.

Shares of VVV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VVV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.18.

Valvoline has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion and generates $2.39 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $208 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.39 on an earnings per share basis. Valvoline employs 7,900 workers across the globe.

The official website for Valvoline is www.valvoline.com.

Valvoline's mailing address is 100 VALVOLINE WAY, LEXINGTON KY, 40509. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 859-357-7777 or via email at [email protected]