Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] closed the trading session at $121.76.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -0.68 percent and weekly performance of -6.45 percent. The stock has been moved at -17.02 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -10.59 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -12.45 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.14M shares, VLO reached to a volume of 6231300 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about 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 $151.59 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 1.81. 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 4.76, with the Price to Sales ratio for VLO stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.30. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.53, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 14.79. Price to Free Cash Flow for VLO in the course of the last twelve months was 6.40 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.03.
VLO stock trade performance evaluation
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.45. With this latest performance, VLO shares dropped by -10.59% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -17.02% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -15.02% 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 33.46, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 25.53, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 38.12 for Valero Energy Corp [VLO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 131.49, while it was recorded at 127.63 for the last single week of trading, and 140.70 for the last 200 days.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Valero Energy Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.03 and a Current Ratio set at 1.53.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock
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 20.62%.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO]: Institutional Ownership
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%.
