Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock is trading at $174.35, up 1.93%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VLO shares have gain 8.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.73%, 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 October 17, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $216. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on October 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $175. On September 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $179 on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $140 on July 22, 2025. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $150 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 16, 2025. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on July 14, 2025. In a note dated June 18, 2025, Evercore ISI initiated an In-line rating and provided a target price of $135 on this stock.
Valero Energy Corp [VLO] stock has fluctuated between $99.00 and $178.43 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $183.63 within the next 12 months. Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] shares were valued at $174.35 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.32% based on the average VLO price forecast.
Analyzing the VLO fundamentals
Valero Energy Corp [NYSE:VLO] reported sales of 123.07B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.00%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.44.
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 171.28 points at the first support level, and at 168.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 175.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 177.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Valero Energy Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.60. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.43, the price to book ratio is 2.24 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gorder Joseph W, Former Officer, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 76560.0 shares were purchased.
