Analytical Lens: Exploring Valvoline Inc (VVV)’s Financial Story Through Ratios

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The closing price of Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) was $36.37 for the day, up 0.39% from the previous closing price of $36.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. VVV stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.805 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.2.

Ratios:

Our analysis of VVV’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 74.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 203.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.42.

On April 04, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $40.

Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 21, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $38.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 27 ’25 when Flees Lori Ann bought 3,000 shares for $33.78 per share. The transaction valued at 101,353 led to the insider holds 46,614 shares of the business.

O’Daniel Julie Marie sold 6,000 shares of VVV for $224,430 on Feb 25 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 15,305 shares after completing the transaction at $37.41 per share. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, O’Daniel Julie Marie, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $37.41 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VVV now has a Market Capitalization of 4623063552. As of this moment, Valvoline’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.59.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VVV is 1.18, which has changed by -0.20710707 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VVV has reached a high of $47.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.44%.

Shares Statistics:

VVV traded an average of 1.85M shares per day over the past three months and 1834240 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 127.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 126.80M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.15% stake in the company. Shares short for VVV as of 1749772800 were 9725132 with a Short Ratio of 6.46, compared to 1747267200 on 8969170. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9725132 and a Short% of Float of 8.57.