Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock prices are down -3.16% to $185.28 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VLO shares have gain 12.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.68%, 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 a 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 an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $140.
The stock price of Valero Energy Corp [VLO] has been fluctuating between $99.00 and $192.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $186.5 within the next 12 months. Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] shares were valued at $185.28 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.66% based on the average VLO price forecast.
Analyzing the VLO fundamentals
The Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] reported sales of 123.07B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -2.00%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.45.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO]’s Current Ratio is 1.60. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.47, the price to book ratio is 2.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.57.
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.
