Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as $26.69 and last traded at $26.6160, with a volume of 5271305 shares. The stock had previously closed at $26.76.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on VVV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Valvoline from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, May 29th. Stephens increased their target price on shares of Valvoline from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Valvoline from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Valvoline from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Valvoline in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Valvoline presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.06.

Valvoline Trading Down 1.5%

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.77. The stock has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 33.04 and a beta of 0.99.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $544.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $543.21 million. Valvoline had a return on equity of 65.12% and a net margin of 5.17%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.750 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Valvoline will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Valvoline news, insider Jonathan Caldwell sold 2,851 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $114,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $836,720. This trade represents a 11.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Julie O’Daniel sold 3,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.81, for a total value of $125,097.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 14,279 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,772.99. The trade was a 20.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valvoline

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Valvoline in the second quarter worth $501,851,000. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its holdings in shares of Valvoline by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 4,972,363 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $144,497,000 after purchasing an additional 220,642 shares during the last quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP increased its position in Valvoline by 28.3% during the 4th quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 4,281,095 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $124,409,000 after buying an additional 944,095 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP bought a new stake in Valvoline in the fourth quarter worth $122,409,000. Finally, Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Valvoline by 15.0% in the first quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 3,147,810 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $106,018,000 after acquiring an additional 409,565 shares in the last quarter. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Valvoline

Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) is an automotive maintenance company focused on quick, convenient vehicle services. Through its company-operated and franchised service centers, the company provides oil changes and other routine maintenance designed to help extend vehicle performance and reliability.

Its services generally include conventional and synthetic oil changes, tire rotations, battery replacement, air-filter and wiper-blade replacement, fluid services, and other preventive maintenance.