At the time of writing, Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock is trading at $140.29, down -0.16%. 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 3.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.91%, 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 July 22, 2025, when TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $140 for it. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $150. On July 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a In-line rating and suggested a price target of $135 on June 18, 2025. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but $154 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 13, 2025. Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 28, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $127. In a note dated April 25, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $121 to $118.
For the past year, the stock price of Valero Energy Corp fluctuated between $99.00 and $155.12. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $146.5 within the next 12 months. Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] shares were valued at $140.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.43% based on the average VLO price forecast.
Analyzing the VLO fundamentals
According to Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO], the company’s sales were 123.73B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -13.28% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.02% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, 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 0.01, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.44.
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 138.62 points at the first support level, and at 136.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 141.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 142.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] has a current ratio of 1.62. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.11, while the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.35, the price to book ratio is 1.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 58.17.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gorder Joseph W, Former Officer, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 76560.0 shares were purchased.
