The closing price of Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) was $42.52 for the day, down -1.98% from the previous closing price of $43.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 938353 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VVV’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.14 and its Current Ratio is at 2.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 28.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 27.94.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on March 19, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $50.
On January 16, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $37 to $44.
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 Nov 29 ’23 when O’Daniel Julie Marie sold 9,000 shares for $34.51 per share. The transaction valued at 310,545 led to the insider holds 15,981 shares of the business.
Dobbins Robert Travis sold 2,000 shares of VVV for $68,973 on Nov 28 ’23. The Chief Technology Officer now owns 12,478 shares after completing the transaction at $34.49 per share. On Nov 22 ’23, another insider, O’Daniel Julie Marie, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 1,002 shares for $35.00 each. As a result, the insider received 35,070 and left with 24,981 shares of the company.
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 5.51B and an Enterprise Value of 6.81B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 85.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.59 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.65.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VVV has reached a high of $45.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 41.28, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.25.
Shares Statistics:
VVV traded an average of 1.23M shares per day over the past three months and 954.18k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 134.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.84M. Insiders hold about 0.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.48% stake in the company. Shares short for VVV as of Mar 15, 2024 were 7.73M with a Short Ratio of 6.30, compared to 7.66M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.96% and a Short% of Float of 9.60%.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.46%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.68.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 9 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.34 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.37 and a low estimate of $0.32, while EPS last year was $0.23. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.49, with high estimates of $0.5 and low estimates of $0.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.62 and $1.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.59. EPS for the following year is $1.96, with 10 analysts recommending between $2.07 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VVV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.44B, up 13.20% from the average estimate. Based on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.9B and the low estimate is $1.73B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 13.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
