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Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$302.48 -2.78 (-0.91%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$302.76 +0.28 (+0.09%)
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About Valero Energy Stock (NYSE:VLO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$301.05
$309.01
50-Day Range
$236.50
$314.77
52-Week Range
$130.78
$320.24
Volume
2.32 million shs
Average Volume
3.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$89.81 billion
P/E Ratio
21.98
Dividend Yield
1.59%
Price Target
$266.71
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Valero Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

VLO MarketRank™: 

Valero Energy scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 253 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 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Valero Energy has a consensus price target of $266.71, representing about 11.8% downside from its current price of $302.48.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Valero Energy has been the subject of 11 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 decrease by -30.11% in the coming year, from $32.68 to $22.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Valero Energy is 21.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Valero Energy is 21.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Valero Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.37. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Valero Energy has a P/B Ratio of 3.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    3.71% 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 3.93, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Valero Energy has recently increased by 5.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Valero Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.54%, 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 34.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Valero Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.02% next year. This indicates that Valero Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Valero Energy's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Valero Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.17. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Valero Energy this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    30 people have searched for VLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added Valero Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Valero Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,788,025.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.36% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Valero Energy's stock was trading at $162.89 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VLO stock has increased by 85.7% and is now trading at $302.4760.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The oil and gas company reported $4.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $1.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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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 more.

Top institutional investors of Valero Energy include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.04%), Czech National Bank (0.03%), PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab (0.03%) and Kwmg LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph W Gorder, Jason W Fraser, Eric A Fisher and Kimberly S Greene.
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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), ExxonMobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Record date for 6/23 Dividend
5/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/23 Dividend
5/21/2026
Dividend Payable
6/23/2026
Today
7/24/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
Record date for 8/31 Dividend
7/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend
7/31/2026
Dividend Payable
8/31/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

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
9,811
Year Founded
1980

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$357.00
Low Price Target
$185.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-11.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$13.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.98
Forward P/E Ratio
9.26
P/E Growth
0.37
Net Income
$2.35 billion
Net Margins
3.37%
Pretax Margin
4.52%
Return on Equity
15.94%
Return on Assets
7.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.39
Current Ratio
1.58
Quick Ratio
1.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$122.69 billion
Price / Sales
0.73
Cash Flow
$20.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.41
Book Value
$89.00 per share
Price / Book
3.40

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
296,930,000
Free Float
295,864,000
Market Cap
$89.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.55

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This page (NYSE:VLO) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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