Zacks Research Expects Stronger Earnings for Valero Energy

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a report issued on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $1.96 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.93. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy's current full-year earnings is $8.86 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $173.00 to $141.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $171.00 to $165.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Valero Energy from $192.00 to $176.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Valero Energy from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Valero Energy from $172.00 to $151.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $155.07.

Valero Energy Price Performance

VLO stock traded up $3.00 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $122.59. 2,688,903 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,926,495. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.31. The company has a market cap of $38.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39. Valero Energy has a one year low of $116.84 and a one year high of $184.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The oil and gas company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.16. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 13.07% and a net margin of 2.74%. The firm had revenue of $32.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $31.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.49 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VLO. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,293,589 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $174,673,000 after purchasing an additional 22,571 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 7.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 89,762 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $12,121,000 after buying an additional 6,278 shares in the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 136.1% in the third quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 75,117 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $10,143,000 after buying an additional 43,299 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,956,743 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,090,532,000 after acquiring an additional 192,397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foster & Motley Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 23.3% during the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 20,802 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,809,000 after acquiring an additional 3,934 shares during the last quarter. 78.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th were issued a dividend of $1.07 per share. This represents a $4.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.49%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 20th. Valero Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.39%.

Valero Energy Company Profile

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol.