Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates 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 research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Valero Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.57 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $12.39 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.39 EPS.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.50. Valero Energy had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 9.58%.

VLO has been the topic of several other reports. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $165.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Valero Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $160.00 to $159.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their target price on Valero Energy from $149.00 to $144.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.67.

Valero Energy Trading Down 8.4 %

Valero Energy stock opened at $104.64 on Friday. Valero Energy has a 12 month low of $102.60 and a 12 month high of $183.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $132.95. The company has a market capitalization of $32.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,725,700 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,257,024,000 after buying an additional 4,805,133 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in 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 worth $1,311,864,000 after acquiring an additional 413,963 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Valero Energy by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,938,335 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $973,119,000 after acquiring an additional 429,252 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Valero Energy by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871,229 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $844,775,000 after purchasing an additional 100,248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $669,400,000. 78.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Valero Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were given a dividend of $1.13 per share. This is an increase from Valero Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.07. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.32%. Valero Energy’s payout ratio is presently 53.30%.

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.