Investors are poised to add Valero Energy Corp (VLO) Stock to their long term portfolios

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock is trading at $164.47, down -0.18%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VLO shares have gain 0.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.68%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 12, 2025, when Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $192 for it. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 11, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $195. On November 10, 2025, Erste Group initiated with a Buy rating. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning an Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $216 on October 17, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to an Equal-Weight but $175 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 03, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on September 03, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $179. In a note dated July 22, 2025, TD Cowen downgraded a Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $140.

For the past year, the stock price of Valero Energy Corp fluctuated between $99.00 and $185.62. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $183.88 within the next 12 months. Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] shares were valued at $164.47 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.8% based on the average VLO price forecast.

Analyzing the VLO fundamentals

According to Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO], the company’s sales were 123.07B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.00% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.45.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 163.29 points at the first support level, and at 162.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 165.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 165.74.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] has a current ratio of 1.60. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.09 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.41, the price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.24.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fraser Jason W., EVP & CFO, that happened on Nov 21 ’25 when 9933.0 shares were sold. officer, Jason Fraser completed a deal on Nov 21 ’25 to buy 9933.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Gorder Joseph W bought 76560.0 shares on Feb 18 ’25.

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