Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a report released on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $3.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.23. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $3.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $32.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.80 billion. Valero Energy had a net margin of 1.21% and a return on equity of 8.69%. Valero Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $151.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Valero Energy from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Valero Energy from $166.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (up previously from $181.00) on shares of Valero Energy in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $181.00 to $194.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.00.

Valero Energy Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of Valero Energy stock opened at $181.63 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $166.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $147.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.40 billion, a PE ratio of 37.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.01. Valero Energy has a 52-week low of $99.00 and a 52-week high of $183.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.60.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $1.13 dividend. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 94.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valero Energy

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLO. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 107,547 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $18,311,000 after buying an additional 3,816 shares during the period. SummitTX Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $886,000. Credit Agricole S A acquired a new position in shares of Valero Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $10,758,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,007,335 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $171,509,000 after purchasing an additional 22,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Sense Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the third quarter valued at about $341,000. 78.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.