Valvoline Inc. engages in the operation and franchising of vehicle service centers and retail stores in the United States and Canada. The company, through its service centers, provides fluid exchange for motor oil, transmission and differential fluid, and coolant; parts replacement for batteries, filters, wiper blades, and belts; and safety services, such as tire inflation and rotation, bulbs, and safety checks. It offers its services for passenger cars, hybrid and battery electric vehicles, and light and medium duty vehicles. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

Valvoline Inc.

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (Symbol: IJK), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $103.64 per unit.
With IJK trading at a recent price near $92.80 per unit, that means that analysts see 11.68% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IJK's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Kite Realty Group Trust (Symbol: KRG), Valvoline Inc (Symbol: VVV), and FirstCash Holdings Inc (Symbol: FCFS). Although KRG has traded at a recent price of $22.44/share, the average analyst target is 16.67% higher at $26.18/share. Similarly, VVV has 16.11% upside from the recent share price of $36.37 if the average analyst target price of $42.23/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting FCFS to reach a target price of $149.40/share, which is 12.67% above the recent price of $132.60. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of KRG, VVV, and FCFS:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$92.80
$103.64
11.68%
Kite Realty Group Trust
KRG
$22.44
$26.18
16.67%
Valvoline Inc
VVV
$36.37
$42.23
16.11%
FirstCash Holdings Inc
FCFS
$132.60
$149.40
12.67%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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How The Pieces Add Up: IJK Headed For $104

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CRH PLC (CRH) is a large-cap growth stock in the Construction - Raw Materials industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 91% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: CRH PLC is an Ireland-based company. The Company manufactures and distributes a diverse range of superior building materials and products, which are used in construction projects of all sizes. It operates in three segments across two divisions. Its divisions include Americas and International. Its Americas Division comprises two segments: Americas Materials Solutions and Americas Building Solutions. Americas Materials Solutions provides building materials for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings in North America. The primary materials produced by this segment include aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete and asphalt. Americas Building Solutions manufactures, supplies and delivers solutions for the built environment in communities across North America. Its International Division, which comprises one segment, International Solutions, is a provider of integrated building solutions primarily across Europe and Australia.
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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC (MLM) is a large-cap growth stock in the Construction - Raw Materials industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 87% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is a natural resource-based building materials company. The Company supplies aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) through its network of approximately 390 quarries, mines and distribution yards in 28 states, Canada and The Bahamas. It also provides cement and downstream products, namely, ready mixed concrete, asphalt and paving services in targeted markets. It conducts its Building Materials business through two segments, organized by geography: East Group and West Group. The East Group provides aggregates and asphalt products. The West Group provides aggregates, cement, downstream products and paving services. The CompanyGs Magnesia Specialties business provides a full range of magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide and dolomitic lime products. Its magnesia-based chemical products are used in industrial, agricultural and environmental applications. It also produces dolomitic lime sold to customers for steel production and soil stabilization.
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LINDE PLC (LIN) is a large-cap growth stock in the Chemical Manufacturing industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 87% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Linde plc is a United Kingdom-based industrial gases and engineering company. The Company serves a variety of end markets, such as chemicals and energy, food and beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals, and mining. The CompanyGs industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity and specialty gases for electronics. It also delivers gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. Its primary products in its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases and process gases. The Company also designs and builds equipment that produces industrial gases and offers customers a range of gas production and processing services, such as olefin plants, natural gas plants, air separation plants, hydrogen and synthesis gas plants and other types of plants.
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VALVOLINE INC (VVV) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Business Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 72% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Valvoline Inc. provides automotive preventive maintenance services, convenient and trusted services in its retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. The Company's service includes 15-minute stay-in-your-car oil changes; battery, bulb and wiper replacements; tire rotations, and other manufacturer recommended maintenance services. It operates and franchises more than 2,000 service center locations through its Valvoline Instant Oil Change and Valvoline Great Canadian Oil Change retail locations and supports nearly 270 locations through its Express Care platform. The vehicle maintenance services offered by the Company include air filter replacement, battery replacement, differential fluid, fuel system cleaning, headlight and taillight replacement, radiator service, tire rotation, transmission service, and wiper blade replacement. It offers services to a wide range of vehicle types, including fleets, such as hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and others.
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P/E/GROWTH RATIO:
PASS
SALES AND P/E RATIO:
PASS
EPS GROWTH RATE:
PASS
TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO:
FAIL
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NEUTRAL
NET CASH POSITION:
NEUTRAL
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In trading on Wednesday, vehicle manufacturers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.5%. Leading the group were shares of Livewire Group, up about 60.5% and shares of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric up about 7.4% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are consumer services shares, up on the day by about 1.7% as a group, led by Monro, trading higher by about 30.6% and Valvoline, trading higher by about 1.7% on Wednesday.
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Wednesday Sector Leaders: Vehicle Manufacturers, Consumer Services

(RTTNews) - Valvoline Inc. (VVV), an automotive services company, Thursday said it named Kevin Willis as its new chief financial officer, effective May 19, following the retirement of current CFO Mary Meixelsperger.
Since 2013, Willis has been the finance chief of Ashland Inc. (ASH), which owned a controlling interest in Valvoline until 2017.
"We are excited to welcome Kevin Willis as our new CFO. He is a seasoned public-company CFO and knows the Valvoline business well through his financial oversight while it was a segment of Ashland Global Holdings. This knowledge along with his expertise in transformation will deliver immediate value in driving forward our strategic priorities," said Valvoline Inc. President & CEO Lori Flees.
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Valvoline Names Kevin Willis New CFO Following Retirement Of Mary Meixelsperger

Investors in Valvoline Inc (Symbol: VVV) saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 17th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 238 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the VVV options chain for the new October 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $35.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.60. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $35.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $33.40 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of VVV, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $37.51/share today.
Because the $35.00 strike represents an approximate 7% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 70%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.57% return on the cash commitment, or 7.01% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Valvoline Inc, and highlighting in green where the $35.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $40.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.55. If an investor was to purchase shares of VVV stock at the current price level of $37.51/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $40.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 13.44% if the stock gets called away at the October 17th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if VVV shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Valvoline Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing VVV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $40.00 strike represents an approximate 7% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 49%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 6.80% boost of extra return to the investor, or 10.43% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 30%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 36%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $37.51) to be 28%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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First Week of October 17th Options Trading For Valvoline

Valvoline Inc. VVV reported earnings from continuing operations of 68 cents per share in fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Sept. 30, 2024), up from the year-ago quarter's earnings of 54 cents. Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings were 46 cents per share in the quarter, up from 39 cents a year ago. It topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents.
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VVV’s Revenues
Net sales increased around 12% year over year to $435.5 million in the quarter. The metric surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $431.6 million. System-wide same-store sales (SSS) rose 5.4% in the fiscal fourth quarter. Sales in the reported quarter include the impact of the Crowdstrike outage and hurricanes.
Valvoline’s Financials
At the end of fiscal 2024, Valvoline had cash and cash equivalents of $68.3 million, down from $409.1 million a year ago. Long-term debt was $1,070 million, down from $1,562.3 million at the end of fiscal 2023.
Operating cash flow from continuing operations was $283 million while free cash flow was $59 million for fiscal 2024.
VVV returned $227 million to shareholders through share repurchases in fiscal 2024.
VVV’s Outlook
The company expects system-wide SSS growth of 5-7% in fiscal 2025 with system-wide store additions of 160 to 185 stores. It sees net revenues to grow 10-14% to $1.67-$1.73 billion in fiscal 2025 compared with $1.62 billion reported in fiscal 2024. VVV also expects $450-$470 million of adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2025. Adjusted earnings are projected to be $1.57-$1.67 per share for fiscal 2025 compared with $1.57 reported in fiscal 2024.
VVV Stock's Price Performance
Valvoline’s shares have increased 11.5% in the past year against the Zacks Chemicals Specialty industry’s 9.5% decline.
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VVV currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD logged adjusted earnings of $1.18 per share in the third quarter, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04. DD raised its full-year 2024 projections for operating EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share.
The Chemours Company CC recorded adjusted earnings of 40 cents for the third quarter, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. CC expects consolidated net sales to decline in the mid to high-single digits sequentially in the fourth quarter. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is forecast to be down in the high teens to low 20% range compared with third-quarter 2024 results.
PPG Industries, Inc. PPG logged third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.13, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15. PPG anticipates flat organic sales and adjusted earnings per share at the bottom end of the $8.15 to $8.30 range for full-year 2024.
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Valvoline's Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates in Q4, Up Y/Y

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Valvoline Inc (Symbol: VVV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $42.11, changing hands as low as $39.06 per share. Valvoline Inc shares are currently trading down about 7.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of VVV shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, VVV's low point in its 52 week range is $33.8607 per share, with $48.265 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $39.22.
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Notable Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - VVV

Valvoline (VVV) reported $435.5 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.7%. EPS of $0.46 for the same period compares to $0.39 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $431.58 million, representing a surprise of +0.91%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.55%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.44.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Valvoline performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
System-wide SSS (Same-store sales) Growth: 5.4% versus 6.1% estimated by five analysts on average.
System-wide stores - Franchised stores: 1,060 versus 1,053 estimated by three analysts on average.
Total System-wide stores: 2,010 compared to the 2,008 average estimate based on three analysts.
Stores Opened - Franchised: 13 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 24.
Same-store Sales Growth - Company-operated: 5.9% compared to the 6% average estimate based on three analysts.
Same-store Sales Growth - Franchised: 5.1% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 6%.
Stores Opened - Company-operated: 26 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 22.
System-wide stores - Company-operated stores: 950 versus 955 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Valvoline have returned +1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Compared to Estimates, Valvoline (VVV) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4.55%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this automotive and industrial lubricants maker would post earnings of $0.49 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.45, delivering a surprise of -8.16%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.
Valvoline, which belongs to the Zacks Chemical - Specialty industry, posted revenues of $435.5 million for the quarter ended September 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.91%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $390 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Valvoline shares have added about 12.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 23.6%.
What's Next for Valvoline?
While Valvoline has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Valvoline: unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.33 on $417.66 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $1.84 on $1.82 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Chemical - Specialty is currently in the bottom 27% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the broader Zacks Basic Materials sector, Compass Minerals (CMP), has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2024.
This minerals producer is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.47 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -683.3%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Compass Minerals' revenues are expected to be $209.38 million, down 10.4% from the year-ago quarter.
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