Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) Insider Sells $114,040.00 in Stock

Posted by George Bondi on Jun 26th, 2026

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV – Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Caldwell sold 2,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total transaction of $114,040.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 20,918 shares in the company, valued at approximately $836,720. The trade was a 11.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Valvoline Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VVV traded up $0.39 on Friday, reaching $40.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,041,954 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,094,255. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.02. Valvoline has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $41.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.95 and a beta of 1.02.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $503.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $495.67 million. Valvoline had a net margin of 5.03% and a return on equity of 66.54%. The business’s revenue was up 25.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. Valvoline has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Valvoline will post 1.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VVV has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Valvoline from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $46.00 target price on shares of Valvoline in a research note on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Valvoline in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Valvoline from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Valvoline in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.93.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Valvoline

Institutional Trading of Valvoline

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Eminence Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Valvoline during the fourth quarter worth $122,409,000. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP increased its stake in Valvoline by 142.0% in the 4th quarter. Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP now owns 2,738,245 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $79,573,000 after buying an additional 1,606,810 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in Valvoline by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,537,621 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $198,835,000 after buying an additional 1,560,328 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Valvoline during the 4th quarter valued at about $39,651,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Valvoline by 141.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,706,259 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,584,000 after buying an additional 998,896 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Valvoline Company Profile

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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).