Sunoco LP (SUN) closed at $49.85 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.46% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.06% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.17%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.39%.
Shares of the master limited partnership witnessed a loss of 1.96% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Oils-Energy sector with its gain of 0.54%, and the S&P 500's gain of 3.94%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sunoco LP in its upcoming release. On that day, Sunoco LP is projected to report earnings of $1.66 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 738.46%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $5.58 billion, down 2.94% from the year-ago period.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $5.54 per share and revenue of $21.95 billion, indicating changes of -7.67% and -3.27%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Sunoco LP. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Sunoco LP is currently a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Looking at valuation, Sunoco LP is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.13. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 18.42 of its industry.
The Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing - Master Limited Partnerships industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 164, positioning it in the bottom 34% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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