Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces renewable diesel and naphtha under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distiller grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $132.09 to $135.75
• 50-Day Range: $126.57 to $154.81
• 52-Week Range: $99.00 to $155.12
• Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 55.24
• Dividend Yield: 3.41%
• Price Target: $154.47
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Valero Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valero Energy scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.94%

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 55.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valero Energy is 55.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 77.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Valero Energy has a PEG Ratio of 3.13. 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 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.93% 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 3.8, 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 9,477.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valero Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 3.39%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.86

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.93% 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 3.8, 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 9,477.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.51

News Sentiment

Valero Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.51. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Valero Energy this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

26 people have searched for VLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Valero Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

VLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VLO shares performed this year?

Valero Energy's stock was trading at $122.59 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VLO shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $132.57.

How were Valero Energy's earnings last quarter?

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) announced 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. The company's revenue was down 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Valero Energy have any subsidiaries?

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.

Who are Valero Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Valero Energy include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.93%), Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (0.53%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.46%) and Huntington National Bank (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph W Gorder, Gary K Simmons and Kimberly S Greene.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Valero Energy?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Valero Energy own?

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: 8/07/2025
• 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
• Web: www.valero.com
• Phone: (210) 345-2000
• Fax: 210-345-2646
• Employees: 9,922
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Valero Energy: $154.47
• High Price Target: $172.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.8%
• 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: 55.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.84
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• 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: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $17.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.81
• Book Value: $86.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 310,650,000
• Free Float: 310,528,000
• Market Cap: $41.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03