Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.06. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $5.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The oil and gas company reported ($1.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.96 by ($2.46). The business had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.42 billion. Sunoco had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 37.91%. Sunoco’s revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SUN. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 19th. StockNews.com cut shares of Sunoco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $57.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $53.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.71.

Sunoco Trading Up 0.6 %

SUN opened at $56.64 on Friday. Sunoco has a twelve month low of $41.95 and a twelve month high of $64.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $59.62 and a 200-day moving average of $57.11. The stock has a market cap of $5.71 billion, a PE ratio of 15.56 and a beta of 1.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SUN. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sunoco in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Sunoco in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Compass Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sunoco by 60.0% in the third quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC now owns 800 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Sunoco by 250.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 700 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Register Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Sunoco in the first quarter valued at $55,000. 24.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David K. Skidmore purchased 1,500 shares of Sunoco stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $52.10 per share, for a total transaction of $78,150.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 14,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $761,076.80. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

About Sunoco

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.