PBF Energy Inc [NYSE: PBF] surged by $3549978.75 during the normal trading session on Thursday and reaching a high of $22.165 during the day while it closed the day at $3550000.0.
PBF Energy Inc stock has also loss -5.96% of its value over the past 7 days. However, PBF stock has inclined by 12.61% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -13.36% and lost -50.92% year-on date.
The market cap for PBF stock reached $2.52 billion, with 115.66 million shares outstanding and 82.20 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.55M shares, PBF reached a trading volume of 3563550 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about PBF Energy Inc [PBF]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PBF shares is $18.92 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PBF stock is a recommendation set at 3.19. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
UBS have made an estimate for PBF Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen dropped their target price from $19 to $17. The new note on the price target was released on March 11, 2025, representing the official price target for PBF Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $27 to $20, while TD Cowen kept a Sell rating on PBF stock. On December 16, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for PBF shares from 33 to 31.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.49, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.05.
PBF stock trade performance evaluation
PBF Energy Inc [PBF] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.96. With this latest performance, PBF shares gained by 7.08% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -17.93% in the past year of trading.
PBF Energy Inc [PBF]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and PBF Energy Inc [PBF] shares currently have an operating margin of -4.21% and a Gross Margin at -3.36%. PBF Energy Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -3.30%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -7.77%, with Return on Assets sitting at -7.77%.
PBF Energy Inc [PBF]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $80.21%, or 112.16% of PBF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PBF stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 14.7 million shares, which is approximately 12.5569%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 11.3 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$519.82 million in PBF stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$326.33 million in PBF stock with ownership which is approximately 6.0586%.
