Zacks Research Estimates Sunoco’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $7.00 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.87. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $7.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.93 EPS.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.26) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($1.79). The firm had revenue of $5.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.09 billion. Sunoco had a return on equity of 19.77% and a net margin of 2.72%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.95 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays increased their price objective on Sunoco from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Sunoco presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.75.

Sunoco Stock Performance

Shares of SUN opened at $51.85 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. Sunoco has a 12 month low of $49.45 and a 12 month high of $64.89. The company’s fifty day moving average is $52.85 and its 200-day moving average is $53.66. The firm has a market cap of $7.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.92 and a beta of 1.36.

Sunoco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were issued a $0.8756 dividend. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.75%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Sunoco by 26.2% during the third 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 period. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC grew its position 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 last quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sunoco by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 864,176 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $46,389,000 after purchasing an additional 195,583 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Sunoco by 176.6% during the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 700,229 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $39,591,000 after buying an additional 447,072 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sunoco by 5,437.3% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 572,779 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $30,747,000 after buying an additional 562,435 shares during the period. 24.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Sunoco

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.