Insider Selling: Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Insider Sells $114,040.00 in Stock

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) insider Jonathan Caldwell sold 2,851 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total value of $114,040.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 20,918 shares in the company, valued at approximately $836,720. This represents a 11.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Valvoline Price Performance

Shares of Valvoline stock opened at $40.11 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a PE ratio of 54.95 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $34.92 and a 200 day moving average of $34.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61. Valvoline has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $41.33.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last posted its earnings results 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. Valvoline had a net margin of 5.03% and a return on equity of 66.54%. The firm had revenue of $503.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $495.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.0% on a year-over-year basis. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Valvoline will post 1.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Valvoline

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC grew its position in shares of Valvoline by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $316,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in Valvoline by 1.0% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 28,510 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,080,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Valvoline by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 7,912 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Valvoline by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,906 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. increased its position in shares of Valvoline by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 9,008 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. 96.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VVV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Valvoline from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $35.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $44.00 price objective (up from $41.00) on shares of Valvoline in a report on Friday, May 8th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $46.00 price objective on shares of Valvoline in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Valvoline from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $40.93.

Valvoline Company Profile

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).