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The price of Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) closed at $175.78 in the last session, down -0.99% from day before closing price of $177.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.11 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.08.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VLO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.54. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Gorder Joseph W bought 76,560 shares for $136.94 per share.
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 53614575616 and an Enterprise Value of 62423576576. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.536 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.983.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLO is 0.76, which has changed by 0.2541381 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLO has reached a high of $182.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VLO traded on average about 2.53M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2090760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 305.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 303.29M. Insiders hold about 0.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.52% stake in the company. Shares short for VLO as of 1761868800 were 11323781 with a Short Ratio of 4.48, compared to 1759190400 on 11120191. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11323781 and a Short% of Float of 4.21.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VLO is 4.46, which was 4.46 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0251211. 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 2025-07-31 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 performance of Valero Energy Corp (VLO) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 17.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.39, with high estimates of $4.74 and low estimates of $0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.86 and $8.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.49. EPS for the following year is $12.04, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $15.54 and $8.4.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $28.93B. 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, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $28.34B. There is a high estimate of $32.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $21.8B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $123.71B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $115.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $121.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $129.88BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $111.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $130.52B and the low estimate is $87.06B.
