Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Delek US Q1 Earnings

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Delek US in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of ($1.99) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($1.22). The consensus estimate for Delek US’s current full-year earnings is ($5.50) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Delek US’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.65) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.45) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.00) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($4.09) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.00) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.39) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.64) EPS.

Delek US (NYSE:DK) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($2.54) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.53) by ($1.01). The business had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. Delek US had a negative net margin of 2.27% and a negative return on equity of 28.21%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 39.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.46) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on DK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Delek US from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Delek US from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Mizuho cut their target price on Delek US from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Delek US from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Delek US from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.30.

Delek US Trading Up 1.9 %

NYSE:DK opened at $17.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.59 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.18, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Delek US has a one year low of $13.40 and a one year high of $33.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.02.

Institutional Trading of Delek US

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DK. Rubric Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Delek US during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,500,000. Philosophy Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Delek US in the third quarter worth approximately $21,471,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Delek US by 1,199.2% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 870,257 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $16,100,000 after buying an additional 803,274 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. purchased a new stake in Delek US during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $13,680,000. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Delek US by 47.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,707,773 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $32,021,000 after acquiring an additional 548,777 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Delek US

In other news, CFO Mark Wayne Hobbs purchased 2,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $13.70 per share, with a total value of $38,360.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $673,190.60. This represents a 6.04 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders purchased 5,055 shares of company stock worth $70,787 over the last three months. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Delek US Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Delek US’s payout ratio is presently -11.54%.

Delek US Company Profile

Delek US Holdings, Inc engages in the integrated downstream energy business in the United States. The company operates through Refining, Logistics, and Retail segments. The Refining segment processes crude oil and other feedstock for the manufacture of various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products that are distributed through owned and third-party product terminal.