Valero Energy (VLO) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is projected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect Valero Energy to post earnings of $1.66 per share and revenue of $27.00 billion for the quarter.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by ($0.27). The firm had revenue of $28.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.54 billion. Valero Energy had a net margin of 0.72% and a return on equity of 6.30%. The firm’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.82 EPS. On average, analysts expect Valero Energy to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Valero Energy Stock Down 3.8%

VLO opened at $143.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $44.85 billion, a PE ratio of 50.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Valero Energy has a 52 week low of $99.00 and a 52 week high of $167.78. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $135.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $129.74.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were paid a $1.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 159.72%.

Institutional Trading of Valero Energy

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Valero Energy stock. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) by 40.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,747 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 7,735 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP’s holdings in Valero Energy were worth $3,532,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on VLO. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Valero Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $127.00 to $154.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Valero Energy from $152.00 to $147.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Valero Energy in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an “in-line” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research cut Valero Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on Valero Energy from $155.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Valero Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.94.

Valero Energy Company Profile

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.