A share price of Valero Energy Corp [VLO] is currently trading at $178.27, down -1.27%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The VLO shares have gain 7.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.90%, and 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 a 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.
Valero Energy Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year 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 $178.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.15% based on the average VLO price forecast.
Analyzing the VLO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] were 123.07B which represents -2.00% decline. 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 175.66 points at the first support level, and at 173.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 182.48, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 186.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] is 1.60. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.44, the price to book ratio is 2.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.11.
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.
