Sen. John Boozman Sells Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Stock

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Valero Energy Corporation NYSE: VLO. In a filing disclosed on June 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Valero Energy stock on May 13th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations NYSE: FBIN on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NRG Energy NYSE: NRG on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 5/20/2025.

Valero Energy Trading Up 1.2%

VLO traded up $1.69 on Friday, hitting $142.03. 2,786,874 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,458,177. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $137.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $130.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.56. Valero Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $99.00 and a 12 month high of $167.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.48 billion, a PE ratio of 59.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.00.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $2.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.62. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 5.74% and a net margin of 0.62%. The business had revenue of $29.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.71 EPS. Valero Energy's revenue for the quarter was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Valero Energy Corporation will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. Valero Energy's payout ratio is 188.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Valero Energy by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 1,864 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp raised its position in shares of Valero Energy by 21.8% in the 2nd quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 419 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its position in Valero Energy by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,323 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $530,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. increased its position in Valero Energy by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 5,541 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC increased its position in Valero Energy by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 1,812 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.69% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VLO has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Valero Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $127.00 to $154.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Evercore ISI started coverage on Valero Energy in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup cut Valero Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $134.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wolfe Research cut Valero Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Valero Energy from $160.00 to $159.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $153.87.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol.