Q1 Earnings Forecast for Sunoco Issued By Zacks Research

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sunoco in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.87 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on SUN. Mizuho lifted their target price on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on Sunoco from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sunoco has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.83.

Sunoco Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of SUN opened at $56.81 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.67 billion, a PE ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 1.35. Sunoco has a 12 month low of $49.45 and a 12 month high of $63.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $55.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84.

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

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a $0.8865 dividend. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.24%. This is an increase from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Sunoco’s payout ratio is currently 53.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SUN. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Sunoco by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,391 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 489 shares during the period. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC raised its stake in Sunoco by 128.9% during the 3rd quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 21,886 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,175,000 after buying an additional 12,326 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Sunoco during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $221,000. Avid Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Sunoco during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $850,000. Finally, ING Groep NV acquired a new position in Sunoco during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $8,520,000. 24.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.