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VLO · Valero Energy Corporation

Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$302.50

-1.98% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish4 bullish · 0 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.40 from 19 analysts)
To mean target: -4.3%

Market cap

$91B

Enterprise value

$99B

Trailing P/E

22.3

Forward P/E

12.3

Dividend yield

2.0%

Beta

0.55

Avg volume

3M

Employees

10K

2D change

5D change

-0.11%

10D change

-1.52%

30D change

17.57%

60D change

24.55%

MTD change

13.17%

YTD change

89.36%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.40
Covering analysts19
Mean price target$289.47
Low price target$190.00
Upside to mean target-4.3%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)59.9
50-day MA$266.00
200-day MA$214.32
Price vs 50-day MA+12.4%
Price vs 200-day MA+39.5%
MACD histogram0.07
Volume vs 3-month avg0.8×
52w low $129.5352w high $314.80

Analyst sentiment over time — VLO

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-22

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$357

+18.0% vs price
▲ raised from $286Maintains · 2026-07-22

Citigroup

Neutral

$302

-0.2% vs price
▲ raised from $259Maintains · 2026-07-14

Barclays

Overweight

$279

-7.8% vs price
▲ raised from $261Maintains · 2026-07-01

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$255

-15.7% vs price
▲ raised from $232Maintains · 2026-06-12

UBS

Buy

$280

-7.4% vs price
▲ raised from $215Maintains · 2026-04-02

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$292

-3.5% vs price
▲ raised from $220Maintains · 2026-03-31

JP Morgan

Overweight

$200

-33.9% vs price
▲ raised from $197Maintains · 2026-01-08

Bank of America

Neutral

$195

-35.5% vs price
▼ cut from $198Downgrade · 2025-12-11

Jefferies

Buy

$194

-35.9% vs price
▲ raised from $181Maintains · 2025-10-10

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-22Goldman SachsMaintainsBuy$286 $357
2026-07-21TD CowenMaintainsHold$292 $338
2026-07-14CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$259 $302
2026-07-13Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsIn-Line$250 $300
2026-07-13Raymond JamesMaintainsStrong Buy$300 $340
2026-07-01BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$261 $279
2026-06-29TD CowenMaintainsHold$276 $292
2026-06-12Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$232 $255

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 60 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 12.4% above the 50-day MA ($266.00).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 39.5% above the 200-day MA ($214.32).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.07) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($129.53) and high ($314.80).

VLO Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$118B
EBITDA$9.0B
Free cash flow$5.0B
Operating cash flow$6.0B
Book value / share$80.39
Net debt / EBITDA0.6
WACC8.0%
Revenue growth7.00%
Earnings growth

About Valero Energy Corporation

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company also owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces and sells renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and neat sustainable aviation fuel under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distillers grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

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