In recent trading session, Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) saw 0.96 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 1.00. Company’s recent per share price level of $147.98 trading at $3.31 or 2.29% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $46.35B. That most recent trading price of VLO’s stock is at a discount of -13.38% from its 52-week high price of $167.78 and is indicating a premium of 33.1% 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 3.46 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.16 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 1.61. 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.
Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) trade information
Valero Energy Corp’s shares saw a change of -0.57% in year-to-date performance and have moved -3.31% in past 5-day. Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) showed a performance of 4.38% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 13.03 million shares which calculate 4.72 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 147.5 to the stock, which implies a fall of -0.33% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 127 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 164. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 14.18% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 14.18% for stock’s current value.
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 -18.65% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 14.50%.
VLO Dividends
Valero Energy Corp is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on 2025-Apr-24 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 2.97%, the share has a forward dividend of 4.40 which implies that company’s dividend yield remained growing in trailing twelve months while having a 5 year average dividend yield of 4.15%.
Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.55% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 87.32 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 87.80%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 87.32% 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 Mar 31, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 9.94 shares of worth $1.47 billion or 3.17% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 8.8 shares on Mar 31, 2025 , making its stake of worth around $1.3 billion in the company or a holder of 2.81% of company’s stock.
