Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Analyst Ratings & Price Targets

Valero Energy Corporation

VLO · NYSE

Analyst Consensus

Buy

17 analysts

$342

Current

—

Low

$329

Average

—

High

Average target implies -3.71% versus the current price.

Analyst Ratings Synthesis

Consensus is Hold across 17 analysts, with a reported mean price target of $323. The supplied data provide neither low nor high targets, so the target cluster’s width cannot be measured, and no named analyst is identified as most or least bullish. The $323 mean is above the reported $308.73 closing price, but the Hold rating indicates that analysts are not uniformly translating that gap into a positive recommendation. No analyst-target revisions or rating changes during the week are supplied. The substantive disagreement visible in the evidence is between the wider Hold consensus and Zacks’ Strong Buy classifications, supported by Valero’s reported second-quarter refining, renewable diesel and ethanol strength.

Rating Actions

No individual rating actions have been captured for VLOyet. Consensus figures above come from Nasdaq's aggregate feed.

Rating actions are extracted from published reporting. Each row links to its source.

Research Reports

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Symbol: VLO
Type: Stock
Sector: Energy
Industry: Integrated oil Companies
Country: North America
Exchange: NYSE

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and sells its products primarily in the United States ( U.S. ), Canada, the United Kingdom ( U.K. ), Ireland, and Latin America. Valero operates 14 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which produces low-carbon fuels including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with a production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. See the annual report on Form 10-K for more information on SAF. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year.

Key Issues

Bullish view

The second-quarter results were described as a broad-based beat, with refining, renewable diesel and ethanol all contributing stronger profits and cash flow. That breadth supports the case that operating momentum extends beyond one business line.

Bearish view

The evidence does not establish that the improvement will persist, while fiscal 2025 revenue and net income both declined from fiscal 2024. Without forward guidance or additional operating figures, the durability of the Q2 surge remains unproven.

Analyst Consensus

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Buy

17 analysts

$342

Current

—

Low

$329

Average

—

High

Average target implies -3.71% versus the current price.

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