Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) CFO J Kevin Willis Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stock

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) CFO J Kevin Willis acquired 10,000 shares of Valvoline stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of $31.80 per share, with a total value of $318,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,040,655. This trade represents a 44.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Valvoline Stock Performance

NYSE:VVV opened at $32.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $33.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a PE ratio of 44.39 and a beta of 1.03. Valvoline has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $41.33.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $503.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $495.67 million. Valvoline had a net margin of 5.03% and a return on equity of 66.54%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Valvoline will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valvoline

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 130.4% in the first quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 20,750 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $699,000 after purchasing an additional 11,742 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Valvoline in the first quarter valued at about $1,659,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 3.8% in the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 136,026 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,581,000 after purchasing an additional 5,011 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 16.3% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 772,618 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,022,000 after purchasing an additional 108,026 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 51.0% in the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 21,272 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $716,000 after purchasing an additional 7,183 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VVV shares. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Valvoline in a report on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of Valvoline from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Valvoline from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Stephens upped their target price on shares of Valvoline from $38.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of Valvoline in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.36.

About Valvoline

Valvoline (NYSE: VVV) is a leading global producer and distributor of automotive and industrial lubricants. The company’s portfolio spans engine oils, gear oils, transmission fluids, greases, coolants and driveline products, all designed to help improve vehicle performance and longevity. Valvoline’s products are marketed under the Valvoline®, Valvoline NextGen® and Valvoline™ SynPower® brand names and are formulated to meet the stringent requirements of passenger cars, light trucks, heavy‐duty vehicles and off‐road applications.

In addition to its core lubricant business, Valvoline operates one of North America’s largest quick‐lubricant service networks through Valvoline Instant Oil Change℠ (VIOC).