Valvoline
About: Valvoline Inc produces, markets, and sells automotive maintenance products, particularly lubricants, to retail outlets installers, and customers. The company offers various products such as engine oil, heavy-duty engine oil, motorcycle oil, grease and brake fluid, and others. Geographically, the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States of America.
Employees: 11,500
0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
67% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.19M | Put options by funds: $2.51M
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 47
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 120
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 405 [Q2] → 434 (+29) [Q3]
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.09% [Q2] → 95.47% (-2.62%) [Q3]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.45B [Q2] → $5.15B (-$302M) [Q3]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q2] → 4 (-2) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$42
15%
upside
Avg. target
$45
23%
upside
High target
$49
34%
upside
7 analyst ratings
6 positive
86%
1 neutral
14%
0 negative
0%
Stifel Chris O'Cull 68% 1-year accuracy 26 / 38 met price target | 15%upside $42 | Hold Initiated | 20 Dec 2024 |
Mizuho David Bellinger 37% 1-year accuracy 11 / 30 met price target | 26%upside $46 | Outperform Maintained | 20 Nov 2024 |
RBC Capital Steven Shemesh 68% 1-year accuracy 34 / 50 met price target | 26%upside $46 | Outperform Maintained | 20 Nov 2024 |
Wells Fargo David Lantz 33% 1-year accuracy 1 / 3 met price target | 20%upside $44 | Overweight Maintained | 20 Nov 2024 |
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman 50% 1-year accuracy 18 / 36 met price target | 15%upside $42 | Overweight Maintained | 20 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
MarketBeat
2 weeks ago
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The returning Trump administration will seek more tax reforms pending approval from Congress. They plan on making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and even lower some rates.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Valvoline Inc. to participate in Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference
LEXINGTON, Ky. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced that the company will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Tuesday, December 3, at 3:00 p.m.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Valvoline's Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates in Q4, Up Y/Y
VVV's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales top estimates on higher system-wide same-store sales.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Valvoline Inc. (VVV) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Valvoline Inc. (NYSE:VVV ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 19, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Elizabeth Clevinger - IR Lori Flees - President and CEO Mary Meixelsperger - CFO Conference Call Participants David Bellinger - Mizuho Steven Vangeli - Citi Lauren Ng - Morgan Stanley Justin Kleber - Baird Mike Harrison - Seaport Global Securities Thomas Wendler - Stephens Peter Keith - Piper Sandler Bret Jordan - Jefferies David Lantz - Wells Fargo Steve Shemesh - RBC Capital Markets Operator Hello everyone and welcome to Valvoline's Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Lydia, and I'll be your operator today.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Compared to Estimates, Valvoline (VVV) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for Valvoline (VVV) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Franchise Equity Partners Forms Strategic Partnership with Valvoline to Accelerate Growth in Texas
FEP to Acquire 38 Valvoline Company-Owned Stores in Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and West Texas Markets NEW YORK , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Franchise Equity Partners (FEP), a private investment firm on a mission to create long-term partnerships with quality franchisees and franchisors, today announced a strategic partnership with Valvoline Inc., the trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance. As part of the agreement, FEP will acquire 38 of Valvoline's company-owned stores in West Texas, including markets in Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, and surrounding regions.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Valvoline (VVV) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Valvoline (VVV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.39 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Valvoline Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results
Sales of $1.6 billion and system-wide store sales of $3.1 billion each growing 12%, delivering 18th fiscal year of system-wide SSS growth Fiscal year highlights Sales from continuing operations of $1.6 billion grew 12%, driven by system-wide same-store sales (SSS) growth of 6.7% Store count increased nearly 9% YoY, bringing system-wide total to 2,010 Reported income from continuing operations of $215 million grew 8% and earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.63 increased 33% Continuing operations adjusted EBITDA of $443 million increased 17% while adjusted EBITDA margin improved 100 bps to 27.3%, adjusted EPS of $1.57 increased 33% Returned $227 million in cash to shareholders via share repurchases Fourth quarter summary Sales from continuing operations of $436 million grew 12%, driven by system-wide SSS growth of 5.4%, including the impact from the Crowdstrike outage and hurricanes that occurred during the quarter Reported income from continuing operations of $89 million grew 19% and EPS of $0.68 increased 26% Continuing operations adjusted EBITDA of $124 million increased 14% and adjusted EPS of $0.46 increased 18% Store additions in the quarter totaled 49 (13 franchised and 36 company-operated gross additions) Refranchised a total of 28 stores and converted 5 franchise stores to company during the quarter Subsequent to the end of the quarter, definitive agreement signed to refranchise an additional 38 stores; transaction expected to close during Q1 of FY25 Returned $15 million to shareholders via share repurchases LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Valvoline Inc. to Refranchise 38 Company Stores; Welcomes New Franchise Partner Velocity Auto Care
LEXINGTON, Ky. , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, announces it intends to refranchise 38 existing Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM service centers to a new franchisee, Velocity Auto Care.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
On Nov. 1, Valvoline Inc. Kicks Off 15 Years of Supporting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals®
Customers can donate at participating Valvoline Instant Oil Change or Great Canadian Oil Change locations through November 30. LEXINGTON, Ky.
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