On August 4, PBF Energy Inc declined 5.07% in regular trading, trading at $64.85/share, with turnover of $34.10 million. The decline comes as profit-taking pressure materializes following the company's exceptionally strong Q2 earnings report released on July 30.
PBF Energy reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $6.22 per diluted share, swinging from a loss of $1.03 a year earlier and beating the analyst consensus estimate of $4.11 by over 51%. Revenue surged to $11.68 billion from $7.48 billion year-over-year, significantly exceeding the $9.61 billion estimate. The stock had rallied approximately 15% on the earnings release date, creating conditions for subsequent profit-taking.
Notably, UBS on the same day raised its price target on PBF Energy to $84 from $62 while maintaining a Buy rating, yet selling pressure persisted. Within the Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing sector, the broader group also traded lower, with Valero down 0.6%, Phillips 66 down 1.32%, and HF Sinclair down 1.93%, though PBF's decline notably outpaced peers.
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