Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Sunoco Earnings

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on SUN. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.67.

Sunoco Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of SUN stock opened at $57.26 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $57.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.37. Sunoco has a 12-month low of $49.45 and a 12-month high of $61.20. 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 cap of $8.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.68 and a beta of 1.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Sunoco by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,868,926 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $456,218,000 after acquiring an additional 198,859 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 128,042 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Sunoco by 26.2% in 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 buying an additional 455,361 shares during the period. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 32,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Sunoco by 2.9% during 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 buying an additional 24,686 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.29% of the company’s stock.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 positive change from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.19%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.