Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] jumped around 4.93 points on Tuesday, while shares priced at $148.67 at the close of the session, up 3.43%.
Valero Energy Corp stock is now -6.20% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. VLO Stock saw the intraday high of $148.97 and lowest of $143.78 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 167.78, which means current price is +50.17% above from all time high which was touched on 07/08/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 3.25M shares, VLO reached a trading volume of 7593548 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus 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 $147.53 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 1.43. 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.
Evercore ISI have made an estimate for Valero Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as In-line, with their previous recommendation back on June 18, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 13, 2025, representing the official price target for Valero Energy Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $127, while Goldman analysts kept a Neutral rating on VLO stock. On April 25, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for VLO shares from 121 to 118.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.98, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 14.88. Price to Free Cash Flow for VLO in the course of the last twelve months was 9.63 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.09.
How has VLO stock performed recently?
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 10.60. With this latest performance, VLO shares gained by 17.17% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 20.72% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 21.27% in the past year of trading.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Valero Energy Corp [VLO] shares currently have an operating margin of 1.81% and a Gross Margin at 2.57%. Valero Energy Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 0.72%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.52%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.52%.
Earnings analysis for Valero Energy Corp [VLO]
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 13.73%.
Insider trade positions for Valero Energy Corp [VLO]
There are presently around $87.32%, or 87.80% 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 9.5636%. 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 6.9718%.
