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Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) closed the day trading at $174.1 down -0.15% from the previous closing price of $174.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $175.383 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $170.41.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VLO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
On October 17, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $216. Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on October 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $175.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’25 when Fraser Jason W. sold 9,933 shares for $174.02 per share. The transaction valued at 1,728,540 led to the insider holds 134,196 shares of the business.
Jason Fraser bought 9,933 shares of VLO for $1,710,859 on Nov 21 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Gorder Joseph W, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 76,560 shares for $136.94 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VLO now has a Market Capitalization of 54084468736 and an Enterprise Value of 61911158784. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.531 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.901.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLO is 0.75, which has changed by 0.25844395 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLO has reached a high of $185.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.14%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VLO traded about 2.70M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VLO traded about 3090340 shares per day. A total of 305.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 303.32M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.81% stake in the company. Shares short for VLO as of 1763078400 were 11359471 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1760486400 on 11929583. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11359471 and a Short% of Float of 4.22.
Dividends & Splits
VLO’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.52, up from 4.46 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025577795. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.8. . The current Payout Ratio is 49.90% for VLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-05-02 when the company split stock in a 1094:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Valero Energy Corp (VLO) is currently in the spotlight, with 17.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.83, with high estimates of $4.74 and low estimates of $1.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.86 and $8.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.14. EPS for the following year is $12.85, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $18.8 and $8.4.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $28.47B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $31.39B to a low estimate of $23.23B. As of . The current estimate, Valero Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $30.76BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $28.55B. There is a high estimate of $32.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $22.41B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $124.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $115.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $121.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $129.88BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $111.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $130.52B and the low estimate is $87.41B.
