Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Receives $41.36 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $41.3571.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on Valvoline from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Valvoline from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Valvoline from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $44.00 target price (up from $41.00) on shares of Valvoline in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Valvoline from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Valvoline

In other news, CFO J Kevin Willis bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of $31.80 per share, with a total value of $318,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 32,725 shares in the company, valued at $1,040,655. The trade was a 44.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jennifer Lynn Slater bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $32.53 per share, for a total transaction of $32,530.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,530. This trade represents a ? increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 14,100 shares of company stock valued at $450,877. 0.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summitry LLC lifted its holdings in Valvoline by 15.8% in the first quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 9,200 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 1,258 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in Valvoline in the first quarter worth about $11,472,000. Vestor Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Valvoline by 169.4% in the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 1,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,035 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of Valvoline by 13.4% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,038,889 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,990,000 after buying an additional 122,412 shares during the period. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Valvoline by 23.8% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 140,422 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,729,000 after buying an additional 26,960 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:VVV opened at $33.90 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.44 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Valvoline has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $41.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.17.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $503.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $495.67 million. Valvoline had a return on equity of 66.54% and a net margin of 5.03%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Valvoline will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

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).