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Valero Energy Corp

VLO

157.660USD

+0.940+0.60%
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48.98BMarket Cap
64.53P/E TTM

Valero Energy Corp

157.660

+0.940+0.60%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 118
Overall Ranking
119 / 4724
Industry
Oil & Gas

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 20 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
161.281
Target Price
+2.91%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels, and petrochemical products. The Company sells its products primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Latin America. The Company operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. The Refining segment includes the operations of its petroleum refineries, the associated activities to market its refined petroleum products, and the logistics assets that support those operations. The Renewable Diesel segment includes the operations of Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) and the associated activities to market renewable diesel and renewable naphtha. The Ethanol segment includes the operations of its ethanol plants and the associated activities to market its ethanol and co-products. The Company owns over 15 petroleum refineries located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 50.11%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 2.02, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 274.73M shares, increasing 0.45% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 38.20M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.28.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company's current financial score is 8.25, which is higher than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 7.26. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 30.26B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 4.73%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 147.99%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.25
Change
0

Financials

8.41

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

6.23

Operational Efficiency

8.07

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

8.54

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current valuation score is 7.60, which is higher than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 5.97. Its current P/E ratio is 61.01, which is -82.04% below the recent high of 10.95 and 92.25% above the recent low of 4.73.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 7/118
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.60, which is higher than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 7.53. The average price target for Valero Energy Corp is 158.00, with a high of 181.00 and a low of 134.22.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.80
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 20 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
162.881
Target Price
+3.93%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Valero Energy Corp
VLO
20
Exxon Mobil Corp
XOM
26
Phillips 66
PSX
21
Marathon Petroleum Corp
MPC
19
BP PLC
BP
19
HF Sinclair Corp
DINO
16
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.25, which is higher than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 7.98. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 157.90 and the support level at 137.21, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.27
Change
-0.16

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.245
Buy
RSI(14)
65.857
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
57.166
Sell
ATR(14)
3.992
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
60.178
Neutral
Williams %R
33.654
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.586
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
158.400
Sell
MA10
156.583
Buy
MA20
149.977
Buy
MA50
145.081
Buy
MA100
136.825
Buy
MA200
132.915
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is lower than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 7.02. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 88.43%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.09%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 38.20M shares, representing 12.30% of shares outstanding, with 12.58% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
38.73M
+12.02%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
19.56M
-4.61%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
17.01M
+3.18%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
11.44M
+6.88%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
10.24M
+328.34%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
6.98M
+1.54%
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
5.46M
+21.91%
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (US)
6.93M
-2.73%
Putnam Investment Management, L.L.C.
4.65M
+4.31%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
4.03M
-0.84%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Oil & Gas export-driven industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.46, which is higher than the Oil & Gas industry's average of 4.41. The company's beta value is 1.07. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.46
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.01
VaR
+3.56%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+27.31%
240-Day Volatility
+36.62%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.85%
120 days
+10.19%
5 years
+10.19%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.88%
120 days
-14.47%
5 years
-14.47%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.94
120 days
+1.00
5 years
+0.89
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+27.31%
3 years
+42.91%
5 years
+42.91%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.54
3 years
+0.17
5 years
+0.88
Skewness
240 days
-0.84
3 years
-0.39
5 years
-0.23
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+36.62%
5 years
+38.48%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.69%
5 years
+2.47%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+109.17%
240 days
+109.17%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+20.33%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+21.37%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.94%
120 days
+1.03%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-27.69%
60 days
-1.06%
120 days
+7.77%

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