Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Valvoline Inc shares valued at $501,506 were purchased by WILLIS J KEVIN on Aug 14 ’25. At $39.41 per share, WILLIS J KEVIN acquired 12,725 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 12,725 shares worth approximately $0.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Flees Lori Ann purchased 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 101,353 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $33.78 each, the insider now holds 46,614 shares.
Before that, O’Daniel Julie Marie had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $224,430, the Chief Legal Officer traded Valvoline Inc shares for $37.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $0.6 million.
Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for VVV. Earlier on December 20, 2024, Stifel initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for VVV stock.
Analyzing VVV Stock Performance
On last trading session, Valvoline Inc [NYSE: VVV] plunged -0.56% to $38.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.71, but it reached a high of $39.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.43%. Over the course of the year, Valvoline Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.34 on 02/13/25 and a 52-week low of $31.01 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Valvoline Inc (VVV)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 38.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 39.30. The next price resistance is at 39.69. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Valvoline Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Valvoline Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -2.4 million shares to 9.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 11.92 million shares. A decline of -25.17% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.19.
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In terms of Valvoline Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 46 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.59% from the previous closing price of $39.12. Analysts anticipate Valvoline Inc stock to reach 49 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Valvoline Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 15, 2024, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $49.
