Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.9333.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VVV. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Valvoline from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Valvoline from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Valvoline from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Valvoline from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Valvoline from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th.

Insider Activity

In other Valvoline news, Director Richard Joseph Freeland purchased 3,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $32.37 per share, for a total transaction of $100,347.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 16,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $521,545.44. This trade represents a 23.82% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO J Kevin Willis purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $31.80 per share, with a total value of $318,000.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,725 shares in the company, valued at $1,040,655. This represents a 44.00% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased 14,100 shares of company stock worth $450,877 in the last quarter. 0.66% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valvoline

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,323,516 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $358,121,000 after acquiring an additional 94,813 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,679,911 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $194,449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,142,290 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,067,541 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $176,323,000 after acquiring an additional 610,014 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 4,972,363 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $144,497,000 after acquiring an additional 220,642 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP raised its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 4,281,095 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $124,409,000 after acquiring an additional 944,095 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Stock Performance

Shares of VVV opened at $34.18 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.82 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61. Valvoline has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $41.33.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $503.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $495.67 million. Valvoline had a net margin of 5.03% and a return on equity of 66.54%. Valvoline’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Valvoline will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

About Valvoline

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).