1,074,794 Shares in Valvoline $VVV Purchased by Jupiter Topco LLC

Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 1,074,794 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,498,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Valvoline during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $501,851,000. Eminence Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Valvoline in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $122,409,000. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Valvoline by 142.0% during the fourth quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 2,738,245 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $79,573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,606,810 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its position in shares of Valvoline by 39.2% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,537,621 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $198,835,000 after acquiring an additional 1,560,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Valvoline during the fourth quarter worth $39,651,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VVV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on Valvoline from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. 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 report on Friday, May 29th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $46.00 price target on shares of Valvoline in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Valvoline from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Valvoline from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.88.

Valvoline Stock Down 2.2%

VVV stock opened at $32.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.77, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.70. The company has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.02 and a beta of 1.00. Valvoline has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $41.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $37.27 and a 200-day moving average of $35.80.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Valvoline

In other Valvoline news, CAO Jordan M. Denny acquired 1,506 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $33.20 per share, for a total transaction of $49,999.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $136,817.20. This represents a 57.59% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jonathan L. Caldwell sold 2,851 shares of Valvoline 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 sale, the insider directly owned 20,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $836,720. This represents a 11.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline 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).