What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Sunoco Q1 Earnings?

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sunoco in a report released 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.

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

SUN has been the topic of several other research reports. Mizuho lifted their price target on Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Sunoco from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.83.

Sunoco Price Performance

NYSE:SUN opened at $57.57 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.79 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $55.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.92. Sunoco has a 52 week low of $49.45 and a 52 week high of $64.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SUN. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sunoco by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,245 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Sunoco by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 10,637 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $570,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in Sunoco by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 25,251 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,355,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Sunoco by 5.6% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,800 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Sunoco by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $517,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. 24.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a dividend of $0.8865 per share. This is a positive change from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.16%. Sunoco’s dividend payout ratio is 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.