Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) Stock Rating Upgraded by ATB Cormark Capital Markets

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) (TSE:SU) was upgraded by stock analysts at ATB Cormark Capital Markets from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

SU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research cut Suncor Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Suncor Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Suncor Energy from $69.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Suncor Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Suncor Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $46.15 to $54.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.33.

Suncor Energy Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of SU opened at $64.94 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $57.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Suncor Energy has a one year low of $30.79 and a one year high of $67.76. The company has a market cap of $77.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.32.

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) (TSE:SU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.02. Suncor Energy had a return on equity of 12.51% and a net margin of 11.99%.The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Suncor Energy will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Suncor Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SU. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Suncor Energy by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 55,720,921 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,473,173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,166,405 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Suncor Energy by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 33,868,775 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,417,029,000 after buying an additional 145,800 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox grew its position in shares of Suncor Energy by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 27,471,954 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,148,602,000 after buying an additional 70,300 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd increased its stake in shares of Suncor Energy by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 21,050,387 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $934,312,000 after buying an additional 2,592,516 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Suncor Energy by 3.2% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 20,911,602 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $779,788,000 after acquiring an additional 641,354 shares during the last quarter. 67.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Suncor Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Suncor Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Suncor raised shareholder returns and published a 2026 Investor Day plan that boosts buybacks and outlines a three?year program to lift production and cash flow — supportive for yields and EPS. Investor Day presentation
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its price target to $73 and holds a buy rating, implying upside from current levels and adding institutional support. Benzinga note on GS target
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple sell?side upgrades and momentum signals (Zacks Rank #2, Raymond James reaffirmation) highlight improving earnings expectations and investor sentiment. Zacks upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic shift toward in?situ steam?assisted extraction by 2040 is intended to lower long?run operating costs and improve cash generation — a structural positive for margins. Reuters: in-situ shift
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation reassessment notes that strong 1?year total returns have already been priced in, raising questions about upside from current levels — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo Finance valuation piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader energy sector strength has driven momentum across peers; Suncor benefits from sector flows but is exposed to commodity price and geopolitical volatility. Bloomberg via Yahoo
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put option buying — ~28,315 puts (~2,998% above typical volume) — signals significant bearish bets or hedging activity, which can pressure the stock short?term as market makers hedge and sentiment shifts. DefenseWorld: put activity

Suncor Energy Company Profile

Suncor Energy Inc is a Canadian integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The company’s operations span the full oil and gas value chain, with principal activities in oil sands development and production, conventional exploration and production, refining, distribution and retail marketing of petroleum products. Suncor supplies crude, synthetic crude and refined fuels as well as related products and services to commercial and consumer markets.

Upstream, Suncor is a major developer and operator of oil sands projects in Alberta, using both mining and in situ technologies to produce bitumen and synthetic crude.