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As of close of business last night, Valero Energy Corp.’s stock clocked out at $155.66, down -2.63% from its previous closing price of $159.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.96 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $162.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $154.57.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VLO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on April 29, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $185 from $190 previously.
On April 08, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $175 to $190.
Mizuho Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on March 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $150 to $173.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’23 when Gorder Joseph W sold 75,580 shares for $135.99 per share. The transaction valued at 10,278,389 led to the insider holds 621,872 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 51282812928 and an Enterprise Value of 59647258624. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.444 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.838.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLO is 1.54, which has changed by 0.49228263 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23568535 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLO has reached a high of $184.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $104.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.21%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VLO traded 3.32M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2757260 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 333.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 325.30M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.91% stake in the company. Shares short for VLO as of 1713139200 were 11612140 with a Short Ratio of 3.50, compared to 1710460800 on 11576767. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11612140 and a Short% of Float of 3.54.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.13, VLO has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.13. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025833491The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.56. The current Payout Ratio is 16.35% for VLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-01-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1706659200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-05-02 when the company split stock in a 1094:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 14.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of $5.07 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $6.84 and a low estimate of $2.53, while EPS last year was $5.4. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.42, with high estimates of $7.25 and low estimates of $3.62.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $21.79 and $13.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.75. EPS for the following year is $14.5, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $18.87 and $11.11.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $33.19B. It ranges from a high estimate of $35.91B to a low estimate of $28.75B. As of the current estimate, Valero Energy Corp.’s year-ago sales were $34.51BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $33.92B. There is a high estimate of $35.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $31.47B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $138.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $120.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $132.34B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $144.77BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $127.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $133.74B and the low estimate is $114.4B.
