Insider Selling: Delek US (NYSE:DK) Director Sells $1,910,748.88 in Stock

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) Director Gary Jr. Sullivan sold 27,688 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.01, for a total transaction of $1,910,748.88. Following the transaction, the director owned 32,004 shares in the company, valued at $2,208,596.04. This trade represents a 46.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Delek US Price Performance

Shares of DK stock opened at $72.26 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $60.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.72. The firm has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.57. Delek US Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.85 and a 1-year high of $73.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.53, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Delek US (NYSE:DK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The oil and gas company reported $5.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $2.81. Delek US had a net margin of 1.86% and a return on equity of 109.03%. The business had revenue of $4.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.56) EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Delek US Holdings, Inc. will post 11.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Delek US Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Delek US’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.65%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delek US

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DK. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Delek US by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,330,858 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $187,773,000 after purchasing an additional 38,577 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Delek US during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $275,233,000. Ion Asset Management Ltd. grew its stake in Delek US by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ion Asset Management Ltd. now owns 3,743,890 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $79,296,000 after buying an additional 67,490 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in Delek US by 4,681.3% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,411,231 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $173,325,000 after buying an additional 3,339,885 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in Delek US by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,639,447 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $78,286,000 after buying an additional 87,846 shares during the period. 97.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Delek US News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Delek US this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its 2026 EPS forecast to $7.94 from $2.22 and its 2027 forecast to $3.26 from $2.21. The firm also increased estimates for Q3 2026 to $1.77, Q4 2026 to $0.61, Q2 2027 to $0.84, Q3 2027 to $0.93 and Q4 2027 to $1.08. These revisions suggest analysts expect stronger near-term refining and downstream profitability. Delek US stock information
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks maintained a “Strong-Buy” rating on Delek US. The company’s latest quarterly results also provide momentum: EPS of $5.48 beat consensus by $2.81, while revenue increased 47.9% year over year to $4.09 billion.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also lifted the Q1 2028 EPS estimate to $0.57 from a projected loss of $0.26, and raised the Q4 2027 estimate to $1.08 from $0.86. Delek continues to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.255, or $1.02 annualized, although the approximately 1.4% yield is not the main driver of the recent move.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho lifted their target price on Delek US from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Delek US from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on Delek US from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Delek US from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Delek US in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Delek US currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.15.

About Delek US

Delek US Holdings, Inc (NYSE: DK) is an independent downstream energy company engaged in the refining, logistics, and marketing of petroleum products. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company operates a network of inland refineries, storage terminals and pipelines, and convenience store locations. Delek US focuses on converting crude oil into a variety of finished products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and renewable fuels, serving wholesale and retail customers across the United States.

In its refining segment, Delek US owns and operates four inland refineries located in Texas and Arkansas.