In recent trading session, Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) saw 1.38 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.97. Company’s recent per share price level of $113.75 trading at -$0.75 or -0.65% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $35.77B. That most recent trading price of VLO’s stock is at a discount of -48.44% from its 52-week high price of $168.85 and is indicating a premium of 12.97% from its 52-week low price of $99.00. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 3.86 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.69 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Valero Energy Corp (VLO), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.86. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 18 analysts covering the stock, 1 rated the stock as a Sell while 1 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 14 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of 2.7 in the current quarter.
Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -0.65%, in the last five days VLO remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 04/23/25 when the stock touched $113.75 price level, adding 2.41% to its value on the day. Valero Energy Corp’s shares saw a change of -7.21% in year-to-date performance and have moved 6.18% in past 5-day. Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) showed a performance of -13.83% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 15.7 million shares which calculate 4.31 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 159 to the stock, which implies a rise of 28.46% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 144 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 160. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -26.59% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -26.59% for stock’s current value.
Valero Energy Corp (VLO) estimates and forecasts
This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -9.93% from the last financial year’s standing.
8 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 29.23B for the same. And 7 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 29.9B in the next quarter. Company posted 34.49B and 32.88B of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 7.96% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around -19.84% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 15.99%.
VLO Dividends
Valero Energy Corp is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on 2025-Jan-29 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt. With an annual yield of 3.82%, the share has a forward dividend of 4.34 which implies that company’s dividend yield remained growing in trailing twelve months while having a 5 year average dividend yield of 4.28%.
Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.54% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 85.30 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 85.76%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 85.30% institutions for Valero Energy Corp that are currently holding shares of the company. VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top institutional holder at VLO for having 30.99 million shares of worth $4.86 billion. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 9.5636 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 26.84 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 8.2848 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $4.21 billion.
On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 9.92 shares of worth $1.13 billion or 3.15% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 8.57 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $976.12 million in the company or a holder of 2.73% of company’s stock.
