Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.93 compared to its previous closing price of 36.40. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. invezz.com reported 2025-06-17 that US stocks have been in a sharp uptrend over the past two months partly because the White House and President Xi’s office agreed to a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on each other’s products.
Is It Worth Investing in Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) Right Now?
Valvoline Inc (NYSE: VVV) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VVV is 1.17. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VVV is 126.80M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.05% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VVV on June 18, 2025 was 1.73M shares.
VVV’s Market Performance
The stock of Valvoline Inc (VVV) has seen a 0.38% increase in the past week, with a 5.24% rise in the past month, and a 2.31% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.34% for VVV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.63% for VVV’s stock, with a simple moving average of -2.30% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VVV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VVV stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for VVV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VVV in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $45 based on the research report published on June 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VVV reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for VVV stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 04th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to VVV, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on January 21st of the current year.
VVV Trading at 6.21% 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 -23.88% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VVV starting from Flees Lori Ann, who purchase 3,000 shares at the price of $33.78 back on May 27 ’25. After this action, Flees Lori Ann now owns 46,614 shares of Valvoline Inc, valued at $101,353 using the latest closing price.
O’Daniel Julie Marie, the Chief Legal Officer of Valvoline Inc, 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 15,305 shares at $224,430 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VVV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valvoline Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 174.55, with 10.33 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 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.68.
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 3.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.45for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Valvoline Inc (VVV) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
