Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Forecast & Price Target $262.43 +3.91 (+1.51%) Closing price 05/19/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$260.50 -1.93 (-0.73%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Valero Energy - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating Moderate BuyBased on 21 Analyst RatingsSell1Hold7Buy13 Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Valero Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 21 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, 11 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for VLO. Consensus Price Target $237.94-9.33% Downside According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Valero Energy, the average price target is $237.94. The highest price target for VLO is $292.00, while the lowest price target for VLO is $185.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -9.33% from the current price of $262.43. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. 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VLO Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/20/25 to 5/20/261 Month Ago4/20/25 to 4/20/263 Months Ago2/19/25 to 2/19/261 Year Ago5/20/24 to 5/20/25Strong Buy2 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy11 Buy rating(s)9 Buy rating(s)9 Buy rating(s)13 Buy rating(s)Hold7 Hold rating(s)10 Hold rating(s)10 Hold rating(s)1 Hold rating(s)Sell1 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$237.94$230.00$187.67$151.93Forecasted Upside-9.33% Downside1.73% Upside-5.82% Downside14.93% UpsideConsensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyBuy VLO Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History VLO Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Valero Energy Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeValero EnergyEnergy CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.67 2.41 2.52Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside-9.33% Downside32.95% Upside17.78% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingPositive NewsSee Recent VLO NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/4/2026 Weiss RatingsNot Rated UpgradeHold (C) ➝ Buy (B-)5/4/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 starsJason GabelmanNot RatedBoost TargetHold$255.00 ➝ $276.00+11.44%5/1/2026 Citigroup4 of 5 starsVikram BagriNot RatedBoost TargetNeutral$246.00 ➝ $259.00+4.75%4/24/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJoe LaetschSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetEqual Weight$182.00 ➝ $222.00-5.15%4/22/2026 ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBetty ZhangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetSector Outperform$178.00 ➝ $226.00-3.39%4/21/2026 Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy4/21/2026 Wolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDoug LeggateSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingPeer Perform ➝ Underperform$203.00-10.21%4/8/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingTheresa ChenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$184.00 ➝ $261.00+9.88%4/8/2026 Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRyan ToddSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$236.00 ➝ $263.00+10.14%4/6/2026 BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPhillip JungwirthSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$230.00 ➝ $270.00+12.00% Get the Latest News and Ratings for VLO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Valero Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/2/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingManav GuptaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$215.00 ➝ $280.00+14.89%3/31/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSam MargolinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$220.00 ➝ $292.00+16.69%3/25/2026 Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJustin JenkinsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetStrong-Buy$215.00 ➝ $290.00+22.94%3/12/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNeil MehtaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$203.00 ➝ $237.00-0.77%2/2/2026 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeHold1/8/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingZach ParhamSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$197.00 ➝ $200.00+5.03%12/12/2025 MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNitin KumarSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Neutral$190.00 ➝ $192.00+11.78%12/11/2025 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJean AnnSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$198.00 ➝ $195.00+10.74%11/10/2025 Erste Group BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy10/10/2025 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLloyd ByrneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$181.00 ➝ $194.00+19.75%9/19/2025 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingStephen RichardsonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetIn-Line$135.00 ➝ $185.00+14.67%2/4/2025 Tudor PickeringSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingM. BlairSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Strong-BuyAnalyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Wednesday at 07:53 AM ET. Should I Buy Valero Energy Stock? VLO Pros and Cons Explained These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Valero Energy pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com. Valero Energy Bull Case Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Valero Energy Co.: Valero Energy Co. has recently seen an increase in its stock price, currently trading around $247, indicating positive market sentiment and potential for further growth. Analysts have raised earnings estimates for FY2026, with expectations of earnings per share reaching $27.10, suggesting strong financial performance ahead. Several brokerages have upgraded their price targets for Valero Energy Co., with some estimates reaching as high as $292, reflecting confidence in the company's future profitability. The company has a solid market capitalization of approximately $73.90 billion, which provides stability and resources for growth initiatives. Valero Energy Co. has a favorable debt-to-equity ratio, indicating a manageable level of debt compared to its equity, which can be a sign of financial health and lower risk for investors. Valero Energy Bear Case Investors should be bearish about investing in Valero Energy Co. for these reasons: Despite recent upgrades, the stock has experienced volatility, with fluctuations in price that may concern risk-averse investors. The company operates in the oil and gas sector, which can be subject to significant market fluctuations and regulatory changes that may impact profitability. Valero Energy Co. has a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio compared to some industry peers, which could indicate that the stock is overvalued at current levels. Recent earnings estimates suggest a slight decline in projected earnings for FY2027, which may raise concerns about long-term growth potential. Market conditions, including oil price volatility, can significantly affect the company's performance, making it a potentially risky investment in uncertain economic times. VLO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Valero Energy's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Valero Energy is $237.94, with a high forecast of $292.00 and a low forecast of $185.00. Should I buy or sell Valero Energy stock right now? 21 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Valero Energy in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings, 11 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VLO shares. Does Valero Energy's stock price have much downside? According to analysts, Valero Energy's stock has a predicted downside of -9.33% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Valero Energy been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Valero Energy's stock had 3 upgrades by analysts. What analysts cover Valero Energy? Valero Energy has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, Scotiabank, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Valero Energy more than its competitors? Analysts like Valero Energy more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Valero Energy is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how VLO compares to other companies. 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