Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Invests $571,000 in Valvoline $VVV

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 15,901 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Valvoline by 298.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 253,447 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $8,822,000 after purchasing an additional 189,842 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Valvoline by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 858,584 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,887,000 after acquiring an additional 37,657 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Valvoline by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 487,609 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $16,974,000 after acquiring an additional 20,947 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valvoline by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 124,071 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,319,000 after buying an additional 16,865 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Valvoline by 40.1% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,225 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 2,353 shares during the period. 96.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Valvoline from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Valvoline from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $42.00 in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $43.00 price objective on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Truist Financial set a $38.00 target price on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Valvoline from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.40.

Insider Transactions at Valvoline

In other Valvoline news, insider Julie Marie O’daniel sold 4,312 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.55, for a total transaction of $166,227.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 17,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $693,090.45. The trade was a 19.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of VVV stock opened at $33.11 on Thursday. Valvoline has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $41.33. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.42 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $35.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.31.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.03. Valvoline had a net margin of 4.91% and a return on equity of 69.71%. The firm had revenue of $461.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $466.87 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.32 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.700 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Valvoline will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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).