FY2026 EPS Estimates for Valero Energy Raised by Scotiabank

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a report issued on Thursday, May 14th. Scotiabank analyst B. Zhang now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $27.10 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $25.85. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $226.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $28.02 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Valero Energy’s FY2027 earnings at $26.15 EPS.

VLO has been the topic of several other reports. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $255.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Valero Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $246.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $220.00 to $292.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.94.

Valero Energy Trading Up 0.2%

VLO opened at $244.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.58. Valero Energy has a 12 month low of $125.10 and a 12 month high of $258.43. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $238.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $201.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The oil and gas company reported $4.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $1.06. The business had revenue of $32.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.38 billion. Valero Energy had a net margin of 3.37% and a return on equity of 15.94%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 6,670 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,648,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 975 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Valero Energy by 32.9% during the 4th quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 206 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Valero Energy by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,610 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,564,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Valero Energy by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,156 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $533,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 78.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Valero Energy news, SVP Eric A. Fisher sold 8,311 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.69, for a total value of $1,892,331.59. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 42,242 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,618,080.98. This represents a 16.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.88%.

About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation is a San Antonio, Texas–based integrated downstream energy company that manufactures and markets transportation fuels, petrochemical feedstocks and other industrial products. The company’s operations focus on refining crude oil into finished fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, as well as producing asphalt and other refined product streams for commercial and industrial customers.

In addition to refining, Valero has significant operations in renewable fuels, including the production of ethanol and other biofuels, and it manages an extensive logistics network of pipelines, terminals, rail and marine assets to move feedstocks and finished products.