TimesSquare Capital Management LLC Purchases 28,259 Shares of Valvoline $VVV

TimesSquare Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 922,502 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 28,259 shares during the period. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Valvoline were worth $33,127,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Valvoline by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,419 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in Valvoline by 1.0% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 28,510 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,080,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Valvoline by 14.9% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. lifted its stake in Valvoline by 2.6% during the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 15,683 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $563,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Finally, F m Investments LLC lifted its stake in Valvoline by 0.6% during the second quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 71,928 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,724,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. 96.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $40.00 price target on Valvoline in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Valvoline from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Valvoline from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Valvoline from $50.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Valvoline has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.25.

Valvoline Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE VVV opened at $38.52 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.31, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.57. Valvoline has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $41.33. The firm has a market cap of $4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 57.49 and a beta of 1.19.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Valvoline news, insider Julie Marie O’daniel sold 3,200 shares of Valvoline stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.88, for a total transaction of $102,016.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 17,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $549,961.88. The trade was a 15.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Lori Ann Flees purchased 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $30.82 per share, with a total value of $138,690.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 69,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,134,808.94. This trade represents a 6.95% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Company Profile

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).