FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Sunoco Issued By Zacks Research

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sunoco in a report issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $7.00 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.87. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $7.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.93 EPS.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($1.79). The firm had revenue of $5.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.09 billion. Sunoco had a return on equity of 19.77% and a net margin of 2.72%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.95 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Sunoco from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $62.75.

Sunoco Price Performance

Sunoco stock opened at $52.20 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $52.86 and a 200-day moving average of $53.64. Sunoco has a 52-week low of $49.45 and a 52-week high of $64.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.36.

Sunoco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th were paid a $0.8756 dividend. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.46%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of Sunoco by 40.8% during the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 52,064 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,944,000 after buying an additional 15,087 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Sunoco during the 2nd quarter worth $3,856,000. Custom Index Systems LLC increased its position in shares of Sunoco by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC now owns 26,100 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,476,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Sunoco by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 10,553 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new position in shares of Sunoco during the second quarter worth about $32,000. 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.