Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Sunoco Earnings

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sunoco in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $2.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on SUN. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.67.

Sunoco Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE SUN opened at $57.09 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $57.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.33. Sunoco has a 12 month low of $49.45 and a 12 month high of $62.55.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.73). Sunoco had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 22.52%.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.8865 per share. This is an increase from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.21%. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio is 53.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sunoco

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Sunoco by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,868,926 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $456,218,000 after acquiring an additional 198,859 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Sunoco by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,608,701 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $134,192,000 after purchasing an additional 128,042 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Sunoco by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,191,570 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $117,644,000 after purchasing an additional 455,361 shares during the last quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Sunoco by 3.1% during the third quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,087,407 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $58,372,000 after purchasing an additional 32,239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Sunoco by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 888,862 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $45,723,000 after buying an additional 24,686 shares during the last quarter. 24.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.