Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] price plunged by -2.91 percent to reach at -$4.06.
The one-year VLO stock forecast points to a potential upside of 10.18. The average equity rating for VLO stock is currently 1.86, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on Valero Energy Corp [VLO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VLO shares is $150.76 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VLO stock is a recommendation set at 1.86. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
TD Cowen have made an estimate for Valero Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on October 25, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on October 17, 2024, representing the official price target for Valero Energy Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $172 to $165, while Wells Fargo kept a Overweight rating on VLO stock. On September 20, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for VLO shares from 169 to 123.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Valero Energy Corp is set at 4.45, with the Price to Sales ratio for VLO stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.32. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.70, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 16.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for VLO in the course of the last twelve months was 7.15 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.11.
VLO Stock Performance Analysis:
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.76. With this latest performance, VLO shares gained by 13.25% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -17.16% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -2.14% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for VLO stock in for the last two-week period is set at 52.96, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 50.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 52.94 for Valero Energy Corp [VLO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 132.22, while it was recorded at 138.79 for the last single week of trading, and 143.92 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Valero Energy Corp Fundamentals:
Valero Energy Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.11 and a Current Ratio set at 1.57.
VLO Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VLO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Valero Energy Corp go to 20.89%.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $85.21%, or 85.66%% of VLO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VLO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 30.99 million shares, which is approximately 9.3614%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 26.84 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.21 billion in VLO stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.54 billion in VLO stock with ownership which is approximately 6.8244%.
