Zacks Research Weighs in on Sunoco’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SUN)

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sunoco in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $1.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.05. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.50 EPS.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.73). Sunoco had a return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 3.85%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Mizuho upped their target price on Sunoco from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Barclays decreased their price target on Sunoco from $62.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.83.

Sunoco Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of Sunoco stock opened at $58.37 on Wednesday. Sunoco has a twelve month low of $48.00 and a twelve month high of $59.67. The stock has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.84 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $56.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.69.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in shares of Sunoco by 9.8% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 6,087 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 541 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $23,419,000 after acquiring an additional 436,240 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sunoco by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,800 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Sunoco in the 3rd quarter worth about $165,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Sunoco by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 7,597 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 1,105 shares during the last quarter. 24.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.8865 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.08%. This is an increase from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.64%.

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.