Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Valero Energy

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy's current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share.

VLO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $156.00 to $136.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $160.00 to $159.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $158.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $144.00 to $140.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $151.93.

Valero Energy Stock Up 0.3%

VLO opened at $135.76 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.57. Valero Energy has a fifty-two week low of $99.00 and a fifty-two week high of $167.78. The firm's fifty day moving average is $121.08 and its 200 day moving average is $128.56. The stock has a market cap of $42.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.98.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by ($0.27). Valero Energy had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 9.58%. The business had revenue of $28.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.82 EPS. The company's revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLO. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Valero Energy by 276.9% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,795,436 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,425,754,000 after acquiring an additional 7,931,018 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the fourth quarter worth $669,400,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,725,700 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $4,257,024,000 after buying an additional 4,805,133 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the first quarter worth $529,864,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 15,395.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,355,699 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $179,047,000 after buying an additional 1,346,950 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.69% of the company's stock.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.33%. Valero Energy's payout ratio is 159.72%.

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.

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