California State Teachers Retirement System Purchases 26,960 Shares of Valvoline $VVV

California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) by 23.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 140,422 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 26,960 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Valvoline were worth $4,729,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VVV. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in Valvoline during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Valvoline by 1,621.3% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,050 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 989 shares during the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Valvoline during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Valvoline by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,906 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Valvoline by 90.1% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,458 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 691 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jonathan L. Caldwell sold 2,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $114,040.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 20,918 shares in the company, valued at $836,720. This represents a 11.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Richard Joseph Freeland bought 3,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $32.37 per share, with a total value of $100,347.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,112 shares in the company, valued at approximately $521,545.44. This trade represents a 23.82% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders purchased 14,100 shares of company stock valued at $450,877 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:VVV opened at $35.44 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.77, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Valvoline has a one year low of $28.50 and a one year high of $41.33. The company has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 44.30 and a beta of 1.00.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $544.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.21 million. Valvoline had a net margin of 5.17% and a return on equity of 65.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.750 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Valvoline will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on VVV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Valvoline from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Valvoline from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Valvoline from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Valvoline from $47.00 to $46.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.56.

Valvoline 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).