Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.07 compared to its previous closing price of 128.30. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-30 that Valero Energy (VLO) closed at $128.97 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.15% move from the prior day.
Is It Worth Investing in Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) is above average at 46.17x. The 36-month beta value for VLO is also noteworthy at 0.97. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VLO is 311.51M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.16% of that float. The average trading volume of VLO on June 04, 2025 was 3.58M shares.
VLO’s Market Performance
VLO stock saw an increase of 0.18% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.11% and a quarterly increase of 2.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.29% for Valero Energy Corp (VLO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.66% for VLO’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.33% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VLO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VLO stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for VLO by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VLO in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $154 based on the research report published on May 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VLO reach a price target of $127. The rating they have provided for VLO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 28th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to VLO, setting the target price at $118 in the report published on April 25th of the current year.
VLO Trading at 7.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VLO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.95% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VLO starting from Gorder Joseph W, who proposed sale 76,560 shares at the price of $136.94 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Gorder Joseph W now owns shares of Valero Energy Corp, valued at $10,483,897 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VLO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.03 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valero Energy Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.73, with 1.52 for asset returns.
Based on Valero Energy Corp (VLO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
In summary, Valero Energy Corp (VLO) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
