Julie Marie O’daniel Sells 4,312 Shares of Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Stock

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) insider Julie Marie O’daniel sold 4,312 shares of Valvoline stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.55, for a total value of $166,227.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 17,979 shares in the company, valued at approximately $693,090.45. This represents a 19.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Julie Marie O’daniel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 26th, Julie Marie O’daniel sold 3,200 shares of Valvoline stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.88, for a total transaction of $102,016.00.

Valvoline Stock Up 0.4%

NYSE VVV opened at $39.04 on Wednesday. Valvoline has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $41.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.97 billion, a PE ratio of 58.27 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.31, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50-day moving average is $33.25 and its 200 day moving average is $34.44.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.03. Valvoline had a return on equity of 69.71% and a net margin of 4.91%.The firm had revenue of $461.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $466.87 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.32 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Valvoline will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VVV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Valvoline in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of Valvoline in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Valvoline from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Valvoline from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Stephens boosted their price target on Valvoline from $38.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Valvoline presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valvoline

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VVV. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Valvoline by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,323,516 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $358,121,000 after purchasing an additional 94,813 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its stake in Valvoline by 20.6% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,679,911 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $194,449,000 after buying an additional 1,142,290 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Valvoline by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,067,541 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $176,323,000 after buying an additional 610,014 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI increased its stake in Valvoline by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 4,972,363 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $144,497,000 after acquiring an additional 220,642 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP increased its stake in Valvoline by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 4,281,095 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $124,409,000 after acquiring an additional 944,095 shares during the last quarter. 96.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Valvoline Company Profile

Valvoline (NYSE: VVV) is a leading global producer and distributor of automotive and industrial lubricants. The company’s portfolio spans engine oils, gear oils, transmission fluids, greases, coolants and driveline products, all designed to help improve vehicle performance and longevity. Valvoline’s products are marketed under the Valvoline®, Valvoline NextGen® and Valvoline™ SynPower® brand names and are formulated to meet the stringent requirements of passenger cars, light trucks, heavy‐duty vehicles and off‐road applications.

In addition to its core lubricant business, Valvoline operates one of North America’s largest quick‐lubricant service networks through Valvoline Instant Oil Change℠ (VIOC).