Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
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... Read more
TrendMatrix rates Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) as Sell with moderate confidence. The stock trades at $234.54 with +3.5% upside to the $242.78 price target. Overall score: 4.4/10 across 10 analysis dimensions. Reward/risk ratio: 0.2:1.
Passes 2/4 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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TrendMatrix rates Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) as Sell with moderate confidence. Score 4.4/10.
Take-profit target: $242.78 (+3.5% upside). Reward/risk ratio: 0.2:1. Stop-loss: $190.97.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2); Weak overall score: 4.4/10.
Valero Energy Corporation trades at a P/E of 31.9 (forward 16.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover VLO with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $214.
What does Valero Energy Corporation do?Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels...
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. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company also owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces and sells renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and neat sustainable aviation fuel under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distillers grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.