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Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) closed the day trading at $148.22 down -1.07% from the previous closing price of $149.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.63 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.5544 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $147.79.
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 9.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
On July 17, 2024, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $165 to $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 May 09 ’24 when Greene Kimberly S, sold 720 shares for $158.12 per share. The transaction valued at 113,850 led to the insider holds 13,314 shares of the business.
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 47999418368 and an Enterprise Value of 55788797952. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.415 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.158.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VLO has reached a high of $184.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VLO traded about 2.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VLO traded about 2158950 shares per day. A total of 333.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 318.30M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.78% stake in the company. Shares short for VLO as of 1722384000 were 13509407 with a Short Ratio of 4.88, compared to 1719532800 on 14895874. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13509407 and a Short% of Float of 4.24.
Dividends & Splits
VLO’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.23, up from 4.18 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027900144The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.48.
