Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Sunoco

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Sunoco in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. Barclays raised their target price on Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Sunoco has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.67.

Sunoco Stock Performance

NYSE:SUN opened at $56.94 on Monday. Sunoco has a twelve month low of $49.45 and a twelve month high of $62.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $56.98 and a 200-day moving average of $54.30.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.73). Sunoco had a return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 3.85%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Sunoco by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,868,926 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $456,218,000 after acquiring an additional 198,859 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Sunoco by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,608,701 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $134,192,000 after acquiring an additional 128,042 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Sunoco by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,191,570 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $117,644,000 after acquiring an additional 455,361 shares during the last quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sunoco by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,087,407 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $58,372,000 after purchasing an additional 32,239 shares during the period. Finally, Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Sunoco by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 888,862 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $45,723,000 after purchasing an additional 24,686 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.29% of the company’s stock.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.8865 per share. This is a boost from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.23%. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio is 53.64%.

Sunoco Company Profile

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.