Why These 15 Energy Stocks Are up the Most So Far in 2025

13. Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 3

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) is the largest independent fuel distributor in the United States and operates a vast energy infrastructure network, including 14,000 miles of pipelines and over 100 terminals across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Europe, and Mexico.

The main reason for SUN’s strong stock performance in 2025 has been its consistent and growing distributions to unitholders. On April 23, 2025, Sunoco announced its second consecutive quarterly distribution increase, raising the payout by 1.25% to $0.8976 per unit and reaffirming its target of at least 5% annual distribution growth for 2025. This move followed a series of increases since 2022, with total distribution growth of about 9%, highlighting the company’s commitment to capital returns.

Sunoco’s 2024 annual report, filed in February 2025, showed stable financials and continued strong cash flows, which supported these distribution increases and reassured investors about the sustainability of its payout.

The consensus price target of $63.83 implies 8% upside.

SUN stock is up 16.82% year-to-date.