FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Sunoco Issued By Zacks Research

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sunoco in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will earn $7.00 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by ($1.79). The company 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%. Sunoco’s quarterly revenue was down 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share.

SUN has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped 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 stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sunoco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.75.

Sunoco Stock Up 0.7 %

Sunoco stock opened at $52.20 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.64. Sunoco has a one year low of $49.45 and a one year high of $64.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Sunoco Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were paid a dividend of $0.8756 per share. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Sunoco’s payout ratio is currently 80.46%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sunoco

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in 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 worth $30,747,000 after buying an additional 562,435 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $117,644,000 after acquiring an additional 455,361 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in Sunoco by 176.6% in the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 700,229 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $39,591,000 after purchasing an additional 447,072 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its position in Sunoco by 908,833.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 436,288 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $23,419,000 after purchasing an additional 436,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $46,389,000 after purchasing an additional 195,583 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 24.29% of the company’s stock.

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.