Brokers Offer Predictions for Valero Energy FY2026 Earnings

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Valero Energy in a report released on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst P. Cheng forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $8.85 for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $141.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.86 per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Barclays dropped their target price on Valero Energy from $146.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Piper Sandler downgraded Valero Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $169.00 to $123.00 in a research report on Friday, September 20th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Valero Energy from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 4th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Valero Energy from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on Valero Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.57.

Valero Energy Price Performance

Valero Energy stock opened at $127.27 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $40.29 billion, a PE ratio of 11.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.42. Valero Energy has a 12 month low of $116.84 and a 12 month high of $184.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $130.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $139.00.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The oil and gas company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $32.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.04 billion. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 13.07% and a net margin of 2.74%. Valero Energy’s revenue was down 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $7.49 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLO. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its stake in Valero Energy by 5.8% in the second quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 0.7% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 35,879 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,624,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 2.7% during the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,372 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,156,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 18.7% during the second quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,709 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AGF Management Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 112.2% during the second quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 106,979 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $16,770,000 after buying an additional 56,567 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th were paid a $1.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.36%. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.39%.

About Valero Energy

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.