FY2025 EPS Estimate for Valero Energy Increased by Analyst

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a research note issued on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas company will earn $9.17 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.16. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valero Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.59 EPS.

VLO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley downgraded Valero Energy from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $160.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $201.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $181.00 to $194.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Valero Energy from $135.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Valero Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $183.20.

Valero Energy Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of NYSE VLO opened at $162.67 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.19. The firm has a market cap of $49.62 billion, a PE ratio of 33.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.76. Valero Energy has a twelve month low of $99.00 and a twelve month high of $185.62.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $3.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.51. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 8.69% and a net margin of 1.21%.The firm had revenue of $32.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share. Valero Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valero Energy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLO. Waddell & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Valero Energy by 2.8% during the third quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 2,040 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. DSG Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 1.6% in the third quarter. DSG Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,803 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $647,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Cypress Capital Group boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 0.3% during the third quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 18,786 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,199,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 3,381 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $576,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Becker Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Valero Energy by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,837 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,015,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Valero Energy

In other news, CFO Jason W. Fraser sold 9,933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.02, for a total value of $1,728,540.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 134,196 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,352,787.92. This trade represents a 6.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.13 per share. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 94.36%.

About Valero Energy

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.