Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Sunoco Q1 Earnings

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sunoco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.22. The consensus estimate for Sunoco’s current full-year earnings is $10.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sunoco’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.05 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Mizuho raised their target price on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.67.

Sunoco Stock Down 1.1 %

NYSE SUN opened at $57.87 on Friday. Sunoco has a 1-year low of $49.45 and a 1-year high of $62.55. The company has a market capitalization of $8.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.77 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $56.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.26. 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 posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 22.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sunoco

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sunoco by 11.7% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 96,377 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,236,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Sunoco in the 4th quarter valued at $256,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake 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 buying an additional 455,361 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sunoco during the third quarter worth $524,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sunoco by 4.1% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 27,364 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,467,000 after acquiring an additional 1,073 shares during the period. 24.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a $0.8865 dividend. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This is a boost from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.64%.

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.