After Hours
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $36.18 and fluctuated between $36.60 as its day high and $36.05 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Valvoline Inc is $4.70B. A total of 1.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.56M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, VVV has seen 11 BUY and 10 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 16,320 and the disposition of 3,706 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 24 BUYs and 27 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 96,702 shares during that period but sold 68,139.
In the most recent transaction, O’Daniel Julie Marie sold 9,000 shares of VVV for 34.51 per share on Nov 29. After the transaction, the Chief Legal Officer now owns 15,981 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 28, Dobbins Robert Travis sold 2,000 shares at 34.49 per share. VVV shares that Chief Technology Officer owns now total 12,478.
Among the insiders who sold shares, O’Daniel Julie Marie disposed of 1,002 shares on Nov 22 at a per-share price of $35.00. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer holding 24,981 shares of VVV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SONSTEBY CHARLES M bought 4,500 shares at $34.33 per share on Nov 14. Company shares held by the Director now total 16,437.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. VVV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/1/2022 when it declared a $0.1250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/15/2022. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/15/2022 with an ex-dividend date of 8/30/2022. The VVV stock dividend was $0.1250 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VVV in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $40.56 with high estimates of $46.00 and low estimates of $36.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VVV has a high of $39.67 and a low of $29.15.
As of this writing, VVV has an earnings estimate of $0.28 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.31 per share and a lower estimate of $0.27. The company reported an EPS of $0.43 in the last quarter, which was 19.40% higher than expectations of $0.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VVV’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $122.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.86B in debt and $568.70M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $1.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $134.50M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VVV is Buy with a score of 3.89.
