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After finishing at $174.14 in the prior trading day, Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) closed at $173.56, down -0.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $175.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $170.73.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VLO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.37. 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 53916717056 and an Enterprise Value of 61923360768. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. 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 2.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.531 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.903.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLO is 0.76, which has changed by 0.31605196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13844287 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 1.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2730680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 305.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 303.33M. 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 4.21, 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
In the trailing 12 months, VLO’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.46, compared to 4.52 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025611578. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.72. 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
A detailed examination of Valero Energy Corp (VLO) is currently in progress, with 16.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.93, with high estimates of $4.74 and low estimates of $1.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.86 and $9.22 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.16. EPS for the following year is $12.88, 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.
