Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Delek US Earnings

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Delek US in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of ($0.78) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.64). 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 Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.29) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($4.83) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.90) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.54) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.04) EPS.

Delek US (NYSE:DK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas company reported ($2.32) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($2.27) by ($0.05). Delek US had a negative net margin of 2.27% and a negative return on equity of 28.21%. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.41) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 18.1% on a year-over-year basis.

DK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Delek US from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Delek US from $24.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Delek US from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Delek US from $21.00 to $13.25 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Delek US from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Delek US has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.27.

Delek US Stock Performance

Shares of Delek US stock opened at $19.23 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $15.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.18, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.96 and a beta of 0.74. Delek US has a 52 week low of $11.03 and a 52 week high of $25.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delek US

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Delek US during the first quarter worth $13,728,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Delek US in the 1st quarter valued at $13,629,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Delek US by 1,199.2% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 870,257 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $16,100,000 after buying an additional 803,274 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Delek US during the 4th quarter worth about $13,680,000. Finally, Callodine Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Delek US by 1,827.6% during the 1st quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP now owns 674,661 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $10,167,000 after buying an additional 639,661 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Mark Wayne Hobbs acquired 2,800 shares of Delek US stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $13.70 per share, with a total value of $38,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $673,190.60. This represents a 6.04% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have purchased a total of 5,055 shares of company stock worth $70,787 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Delek US Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.30%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. Delek US’s dividend payout ratio is -9.18%.

About Delek US

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.