Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Valero Energy

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Valero Energy in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on VLO. Mizuho lifted their target price on Valero Energy from $158.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Valero Energy from $160.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Raymond James decreased their target price on Valero Energy from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Valero Energy from $144.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Tudor Pickering upgraded Valero Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $151.93.

Valero Energy Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE:VLO opened at $132.20 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $41.41 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $121.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $128.63. Valero Energy has a 12-month low of $99.00 and a 12-month high of $167.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.89 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $28.54 billion. Valero Energy had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 9.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.82 earnings per share.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a $1.13 dividend. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Valero Energy’s payout ratio is currently 159.72%.

Institutional Trading of Valero Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 123,356 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $14,751,000 after purchasing an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Hudson Capital Management LLC now owns 31,792 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,937 shares during the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $277,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,701,232 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,311,864,000 after purchasing an additional 413,963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 372,451 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $45,659,000 after purchasing an additional 25,600 shares during the last quarter. 78.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.