What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Sunoco Q2 Earnings?

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Sunoco in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.07. 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 $1.95 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS.

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) last announced its earnings results 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%.

SUN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Sunoco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Sunoco from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Sunoco from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.67.

Sunoco Price Performance

SUN opened at $57.26 on Monday. 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 market cap of $8.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.68 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.37. Sunoco has a 12-month low of $49.45 and a 12-month high of $61.20.

Sunoco Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.8865 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This is a boost from Sunoco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.19%. Sunoco’s payout ratio is 53.64%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunoco

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Sunoco by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,526 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,692,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in shares of Sunoco during the third quarter valued at $245,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Sunoco by 18.4% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,213 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $495,000 after buying an additional 1,434 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Sunoco in the 3rd quarter worth about $268,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Sunoco by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 222,876 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $11,964,000 after buying an additional 4,799 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.29% of the company’s stock.

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.