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Now, let’s look at the forward valuations of Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Tesoro (TSO), Valero Energy (VLO), and Phillips 66 (PSX).

Marathon Petroluem’s net debt-to-EBITDA ratio stood at 1.9x in 4Q16. It’s lower than the average industry ratio of 2.8x.

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been rated by 19 Wall Street analysts. Seventeen analysts (or 89%) have rated it as a “buy” so far in May 2017.

Average valuation multiples Earlier, we discussed refining stocks’ performance in 1Q17 and compared their dividend yields. In this part, we’ll look at Marathon Petroleum’s (MPC), Tesoro’s (TSO), Valero Energy’s (VLO), and Phillips 66’s (PSX) forward valuation. The average forward EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) multiples and average forward PE […]

Refining stocks’ valuation In this part, we’ll compare refining stocks’ EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) ratios with their three-year averages. Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Tesoro (TSO) are trading higher than their historical valuation. MPC was trading at a 10.3x EV-to-EBITDA ratio in 1Q17, compared […]

Since February 2017, downstream stocks have been hit by volatile crack conditions and changing inventory levels. VLO has also witnessed volatility in its stock price.

In this article, we’ll look at refining stocks’ EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) ratios compared to their three-year historical averages.

PSX is trading at 9x its forward EV-to-EBITDA ratio and at 16.4x its forward PE ratio, which is above the peer averages.

Phillips 66’s 90-day daily beta stands at 1.1, which is below its peer average of 1.5.

Tesoro (TSO) has been rated by 18 analysts. Of those, 12 have assigned the stock a “buy” or “strong buy” rating.

Tesoro (TSO) posted its 1Q17 results on May 8, 2017. Revenues missed analysts’ estimate, but adjusted EPS of $0.55 surpassed the estimate of $0.31.

After its earnings, Phillips 66 was rated by 19 analysts. Four analysts gave it a “buy,” 15 gave it a “hold,” and no analysts gave it a “sell.”

In this series, we’ve examined Tesoro’s (TSO) 1Q17 estimates, refining margin outlook, and stock performance ahead of its earnings release expected on May 8, 2017.

Phillips 66 has been rated by 19 analysts. Of those, four (or 21.0%) have given it a “buy” or “strong buy” rating.

Of the 19 analysts covering MPC, 17 (89%) analysts have assigned “buy” or “strong buy” ratings, while two (11%) have assigned “hold” ratings.

VLO’s mean price target of $72 per share implies around a 10% gain from its current level.

Thirteen out of the 18 analysts covering Tesoro (TSO) have rated it as a “buy” so far in March 2017. Another five analysts have rated TSO as a “hold.”

Phillips 66’s (PSX) 90-day beta stood at 1.2 on March 16, 2017, below its peer average of 2.1.

Fifteen out of the 19 analysts covering Phillips 66 (PSX) rated it as a “hold” in March 2017. Another four analysts rated PSX as a “buy” or a “strong buy.”

Marathon Petroleum’s refining earnings are impacted by the blended LLS 6-3-2-1 crack, the sweet-sour differential, and the LLS-WTI spread.

PBF Energy (PBF) released its 4Q16 results on February 16, 2017. The earnings results weren’t very encouraging for this petroleum refiner.

Tesoro (TSO) posted its 4Q16 results on February 6, 2017. It reported revenues of $6.6 billion, which missed Wall Street analysts’ estimates.

After its 4Q16 results, four of 19 analysts assigned “buy” or “strong buy” recommendations to Phillip’s 66 stock, while 15 assigned “holds.”

Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) fell 4.4% to close at $36.22 per share during the fifth week of November 2016.

Price movement Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) has a market cap of $3.5 billion. It rose 3.2% to close at $35.76 per share on November 7, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 0.53%, 4.4%, and 5.8%, respectively, on the same day. LNCE is trading 1.2% above its 20-day moving average, 3.1% above […]

Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) has a market cap of $3.4 billion. It fell 0.12% to close at $34.64 per share on November 4, 2016.

Price movement Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) has a market cap of $3.3 billion. It fell 1.8% to close at $34.10 per share on September 23, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 1.3%, -3.3%, and 0.92%, respectively, on the same day. LNCE is trading 1.5% below its 20-day moving average, 1.8% below […]

Snyder’s-Lance fell by 1.1% to close at $34.95 per share on September 1, 2016. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -2.4%, 2.2%, and 3.4%.

Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) has a market cap of $3.4 billion. It fell by 1.0% to close at $35.42 per share on August 30, 2016.

Snyder’s-Lance rose by 2.8% and closed at $35.29 per share during the second week of August 2016. It reported fiscal 2Q16 net revenue of $609.5 million.

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