Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.08x compared to its average ratio. VVV has 36-month beta value of 1.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VVV is 126.79M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VVV on March 21, 2025 was 1.56M shares.
VVV) stock’s latest price update
Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.82 compared to its previous closing price of 36.27. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-19 that LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The College Basketball Crown and AEG has announced Valvoline™ Global Operations as an official partner and the tournament’s Official Motor Oil Partner.
VVV’s Market Performance
Valvoline Inc (VVV) has seen a 2.27% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -6.29% decline in the past month and a -5.52% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.24%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.72% for VVV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.56% for VVV’s stock, with a simple moving average of -11.14% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VVV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VVV stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for VVV by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for VVV in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $38 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VVV reach a price target of $42. The rating they have provided for VVV stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to VVV, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on October 15th of the previous year.
VVV Trading at -3.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VVV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.24%, as shares sank -6.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.56% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VVV rose by +2.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.81. In addition, Valvoline Inc saw -1.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VVV starting from O’Daniel Julie Marie, who sale 6,000 shares at the price of $37.41 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, O’Daniel Julie Marie now owns 15,305 shares of Valvoline Inc, valued at $224,430 using the latest closing price.
O’Daniel Julie Marie, the Officer of Valvoline Inc, proposed sale 6,000 shares at $37.41 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that O’Daniel Julie Marie is holding shares at $224,432 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VVV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valvoline Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 186.35, with 10.85 for asset returns.
Based on Valvoline Inc (VVV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.85 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.91.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 367.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.70.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Valvoline Inc (VVV) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
