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VLO · Valero Energy Corporation

Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$390.42

+1.29% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Bullish5 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.35 from 19 analysts)
To mean target: -14.3%

Market cap

$111B

Enterprise value

$119B

Trailing P/E

16.1

Forward P/E

12.0

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.57

Avg volume

3M

Employees

10K

Daily Change %

1.29%

5 Days Change

4.92%

10 Days Change

8.37%

30 Days Change

20.08%

60 Days Change

39.10%

Month to Day Change

7.45%

Year to Day Change

142.46%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.35
Covering analysts19
Mean price target$330.21
Low price target$190.00
Upside to mean target-14.3%

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

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)78.7
50-day MA$324.39
200-day MA$242.25
Price vs 50-day MA+20.4%
Price vs 200-day MA+61.2%
MACD histogram1.91
Volume vs 3-month avg1.1×
52w low $153.1452w high $390.42

Analyst sentiment over time — VLO

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

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-09-08

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

UBS

Buy

$450

+16.8% vs price
▲ raised from $355Maintains · 2026-09-08

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$389

+0.9% vs price
▲ raised from $356Maintains · 2026-09-01

Barclays

Overweight

$323

-16.2% vs price
▲ raised from $279Maintains · 2026-07-31

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$357

-7.4% vs price
▲ raised from $286Maintains · 2026-07-22

Citigroup

Neutral

$302

-21.6% vs price
▲ raised from $259Maintains · 2026-07-14

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$255

-33.8% vs price
▲ raised from $232Maintains · 2026-06-12

JP Morgan

Overweight

$200

-48.1% vs price
▲ raised from $197Maintains · 2026-01-08

Bank of America

Neutral

$195

-49.4% vs price
▼ cut from $198Downgrade · 2025-12-11

Jefferies

Buy

$194

-49.7% vs price
▲ raised from $181Maintains · 2025-10-10

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-09-08UBSMaintainsBuy$355 $450
2026-09-03Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$329 $435
2026-09-01Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$356 $389
2026-08-04MizuhoMaintainsNeutral$289 $300
2026-08-03TD CowenMaintainsHold$338 $350
2026-07-31UBSMaintainsBuy$280 $355
2026-07-31Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$292 $356
2026-07-31BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$279 $323

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 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 79 — overbought territory; the recent run-up may be due for a pause.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 20.4% above the 50-day MA ($324.39).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 61.2% above the 200-day MA ($242.25).
  • 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 (+1.91) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($390.42).

VLO Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$132B
EBITDA$13B
Free cash flow$8.0B
Operating cash flow$11B
Book value / share$86.83
Net Debt / EBITDA0.3
WACC8.0%
Revenue growth52.00%
Earnings growth454.00%

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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