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

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 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 of ($1.99) per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Delek US from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Delek US from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Delek US from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Delek US from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Delek US from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.30.

Delek US Price Performance

Delek US stock opened at $17.16 on Thursday. Delek US has a 52 week low of $13.40 and a 52 week high of $33.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.18. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of -3.53 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Delek US Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Delek US’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -11.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Trading of Delek US

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DK. Quest Partners LLC increased its position in Delek US by 279.4% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 22,163 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $416,000 after purchasing an additional 16,321 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Delek US in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $363,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Delek US by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 721,790 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $13,534,000 after acquiring an additional 68,416 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new position in Delek US in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,782,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Delek US by 47.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,707,773 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $32,021,000 after acquiring an additional 548,777 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.01% of the company’s stock.

About Delek US

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.