What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Delek US Q1 Earnings?

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Delek US in a research report issued 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 prior estimate 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($2.54) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.53) by ($1.01). The firm had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. Delek US had a negative return on equity of 28.21% and a negative net margin of 2.27%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 39.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($1.46) earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on DK. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Delek US from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Delek US from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Delek US from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Delek US from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Delek US from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Delek US currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.30.

Delek US Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of Delek US stock opened at $17.46 on Thursday. Delek US has a fifty-two week low of $13.40 and a fifty-two week high of $33.60. 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 company 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 fifty day moving average of $17.47 and a 200 day moving average of $18.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delek US

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Delek US by 728.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,491 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Delek US by 66.3% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,859 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 1,538 shares during the period. ARS Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Delek US during the fourth quarter valued at $185,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Delek US in the third quarter valued at $193,000. Finally, Abel Hall LLC bought a new stake in shares of Delek US in the 4th quarter worth about $196,000. 97.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Mark Wayne Hobbs purchased 2,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $13.70 per share, for a total transaction of $38,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 49,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $673,190.60. The trade was a 6.04 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders acquired 5,055 shares of company stock valued at $70,787 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Delek US Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.84%. Delek US’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -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.