What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Delek US Q1 Earnings?

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Delek US in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of ($1.99) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($1.22). The consensus estimate for Delek US’s current full-year earnings is ($5.50) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Delek US’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.65) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.45) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.00) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($4.09) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.00) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.39) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.64) EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Delek US from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Delek US from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Delek US from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Delek US from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on Delek US from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.40.

Delek US Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of DK stock opened at $16.98 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.18, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.04. Delek US has a twelve month low of $13.40 and a twelve month high of $33.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.49 and a beta of 1.14.

Delek US (NYSE:DK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($2.54) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.53) by ($1.01). Delek US had a negative net margin of 2.27% and a negative return on equity of 28.21%. The company had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($1.46) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 39.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Delek US

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DK. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Delek US by 728.3% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,491 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 1,311 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Delek US by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,859 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 1,538 shares in the last quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Delek US in the 4th quarter valued at $185,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Delek US in the 3rd quarter valued at $193,000. Finally, Abel Hall LLC acquired a new stake in Delek US in the 4th quarter valued at $196,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Delek US

In other news, CFO Mark Wayne Hobbs acquired 2,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $13.70 per share, with a total value of $38,360.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 49,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $673,190.60. This trade represents a 6.04 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have bought 5,055 shares of company stock valued at $70,787. 1.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Delek US Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.01%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Delek US’s payout ratio is presently -11.54%.

Delek US Company Profile

Delek US Holdings, Inc engages in the integrated downstream energy business in the United States. The company operates through Refining, Logistics, and Retail segments. The Refining segment processes crude oil and other feedstock for the manufacture of various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products that are distributed through owned and third-party product terminal.