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

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 1.3%

NYSE VLO traded up $1.89 on Friday, hitting $142.23. 483,360 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,378,614. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $137.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $130.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.00. Valero Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $99.00 and a 52-week high of $167.78.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $2.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $29.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27 billion. Valero Energy had a net margin of 0.72% and a return on equity of 6.30%. The business's revenue was down 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.71 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Valero Energy Corporation will post 7.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.13 per share. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. Valero Energy's payout ratio is 159.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on VLO shares. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Valero Energy from $156.00 to $136.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Piper Sandler decreased 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. Citigroup downgraded Valero Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $134.00 to $150.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wolfe Research downgraded Valero Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of Valero Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $118.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Valero Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $153.80.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valero Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Valero Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Hoey Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Valero Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new position in Valero Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its position in Valero Energy by 156.6% during the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 213 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Valero Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.69% of the company's stock.

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.