Q3 EPS Estimates for Valero Energy Lifted by Zacks Research

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Valero Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $2.23 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.22. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $2.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.62. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 0.62%.The company 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 company posted $2.71 EPS. Valero Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $171.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Valero Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $118.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup cut shares of Valero Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $134.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Valero Energy from $165.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on Valero Energy from $170.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.00.

Valero Energy Price Performance

VLO opened at $174.62 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.25. Valero Energy has a 12-month low of $99.00 and a 12-month high of $176.02. The company has a market cap of $54.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Hoey Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 156.6% in the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 213 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Valero Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.13 per share. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 188.33%.

About Valero Energy

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.