FY2025 EPS Estimates for Valero Energy Increased by Analyst

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $6.48 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.47. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valero Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.22 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on VLO. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Valero Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from $118.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Valero Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $127.00 to $154.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Valero Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $152.00 to $179.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $158.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Valero Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.40.

Valero Energy Stock Up 0.8%

VLO stock opened at $156.65 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $143.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $132.10. Valero Energy has a 12 month low of $99.00 and a 12 month high of $159.26. The company has a market cap of $48.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $2.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.62. Valero Energy had a net margin of 0.62% and a return on equity of 5.76%. The business had revenue of $29.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.71 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were paid a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 188.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 99,529 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $13,373,000 after purchasing an additional 2,631 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Lavaca Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the second quarter valued at about $54,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 16.8% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 48,377 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $6,511,000 after purchasing an additional 6,954 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the second quarter valued at about $273,000. 78.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.