Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] stock went on a downward path that fall over -3.77% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -3.94%.
Over the last 12 months, VLO stock rose by 16.80%. The one-year Valero Energy Corp stock forecast points to a potential upside of 7.66. The average equity rating for VLO stock is currently 1.61, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $44.85 billion, with 313.20 million shares outstanding and 311.51 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.16M shares, VLO stock reached a trading volume of 4001449 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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 $155.06 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 1.61. 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.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Valero Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 16, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on July 14, 2025, representing the official price target for Valero Energy Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $135, while Evercore ISI analysts kept a In-line rating on VLO stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.91, 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 9.28 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.09.
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 -3.94. With this latest performance, VLO shares gained by 6.77% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.38% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 16.80% 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 53.33, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 4.14, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 4.10 for Valero Energy Corp [VLO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 134.58, while it was recorded at 149.74 for the last single week of trading, and 131.36 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Valero Energy Corp 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%. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Valero Energy Corp [VLO] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 0.46.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Valero Energy Corp [VLO] managed to generate an average of $93126.39 per employee.Valero Energy Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.09 and a Current Ratio set at 1.56.
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 14.36%.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] Institutonal Ownership Details
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%.
