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Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$152.26 +1.11 (+0.73%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$146.87 -5.39 (-3.54%)
As of 08/29/2025 06:37 PM Eastern
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About Valero Energy Stock (NYSE:VLO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$150.10
$153.25
50-Day Range
$131.80
$154.81
52-Week Range
$99.00
$155.12
Volume
2.24 million shs
Average Volume
2.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
$47.30 billion
P/E Ratio
63.44
Dividend Yield
2.97%
Price Target
$154.47
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Valero Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

VLO MarketRank™: 

Valero Energy scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Valero Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Valero Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Valero Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Valero Energy are expected to grow by 31.94% in the coming year, from $7.92 to $10.45 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Valero Energy is 63.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Valero Energy is 63.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 67.23.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Valero Energy has a PEG Ratio of 3.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Valero Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Valero Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.09% of the float of Valero Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Valero Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valero Energy has recently increased by 3.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Valero Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Valero Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Valero Energy is 188.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Valero Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.25% next year. This indicates that Valero Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Valero Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.09% of the float of Valero Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Valero Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valero Energy has recently increased by 3.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Valero Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Valero Energy this week, compared to 26 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 13 people have searched for VLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    10 people have added Valero Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Valero Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.04% of the stock of Valero Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.69% of the stock of Valero Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Valero Energy's insider trading history.
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VLO Stock News Headlines

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VLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Valero Energy's stock was trading at $122.59 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VLO stock has increased by 24.2% and is now trading at $152.2650.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The oil and gas company reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.62. The company's quarterly revenue was down 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Valero Energy subsidiaries include Pure Biofuels Del Peru, Parkway Pipeline, Premcor, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, AIR BP-PBF DEL PERU SAC, BELFAST STORAGE LTD, CANADIAN ULTRAMAR COMPANY, and others.

Valero Energy's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.34%), State Street Corp (6.03%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.77%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph W Gorder, Gary K Simmons and Kimberly S Greene.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of VLO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Valero Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/18 Dividend
5/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
5/20/2025
Dividend Payable
6/18/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Record date for 9/2 Dividend
7/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend
7/31/2025
Today
8/30/2025
Dividend Payable
9/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL REFING&MKTG
Sub-Industry
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Current Symbol
NYSE:VLO
CIK
1035002
Employees
9,922
Year Founded
1980

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$172.00
Low Price Target
$135.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.82
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
63.44
Forward P/E Ratio
19.23
P/E Growth
3.53
Net Income
$2.77 billion
Net Margins
0.62%
Pretax Margin
0.68%
Return on Equity
5.76%
Return on Assets
2.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.38
Current Ratio
1.62
Quick Ratio
1.11

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$129.88 billion
Price / Sales
0.36
Cash Flow
$17.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.63
Book Value
$86.74 per share
Price / Book
1.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
310,650,000
Free Float
310,528,000
Market Cap
$47.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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