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Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) closed the day trading at $156.77 up 0.89% from the previous closing price of $155.39. In other words, the price has increased by $0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.56 million shares were traded. VLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $157.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $153.2.
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 10.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
On July 22, 2025, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $140. Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
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 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 48700915712 and an Enterprise Value of 57679872000. As of this moment, Valero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 65.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.491 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.417.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLO is 1.01, which has changed by 0.1685301 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLO has reached a high of $159.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.32%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VLO traded about 2.93M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VLO traded about 2473140 shares per day. A total of 310.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 308.98M. Insiders hold about 0.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.22% stake in the company. Shares short for VLO as of 1755216000 were 12870204 with a Short Ratio of 4.39, compared to 1752537600 on 12230939. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12870204 and a Short% of Float of 4.68.
Dividends & Splits
VLO’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.46, up from 4.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028315851The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.02. The current Payout Ratio is 49.90% for VLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-31. 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 14.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.66, with high estimates of $2.34 and low estimates of $0.83.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.44 and $6.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.96. EPS for the following year is $10.56, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $14.4 and $7.07.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $28.79B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $31.99B to a low estimate of $25.47B. As of the current estimate, Valero Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $32.88BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $27.76B. There is a high estimate of $30.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $23.03B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $134.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $108.64B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $119.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $129.88BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $117.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $163.69B and the low estimate is $90.59B.
