Q1 EPS Estimates for Valero Energy Reduced by Zacks Research

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $3.56 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.92. The consensus estimate for Valero Energy’s current full-year earnings is $9.10 per share.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The oil and gas company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $32.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.04 billion. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 13.07% and a net margin of 2.74%. Valero Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $7.49 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on VLO. Piper Sandler cut Valero Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $169.00 to $123.00 in a report on Friday, September 20th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Valero Energy from $146.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 11th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Valero Energy from $173.00 to $141.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 10th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Valero Energy from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Valero Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $172.00 to $165.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Valero Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $155.86.

Valero Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VLO opened at $140.16 on Monday. Valero Energy has a one year low of $120.21 and a one year high of $184.79. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $135.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market cap of $44.37 billion, a PE ratio of 12.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valero Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Resources Management Corp CT ADV boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 4.5% during the third quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 26,944 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,638,000 after buying an additional 1,171 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 31.4% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 119,413 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $16,124,000 after buying an additional 28,554 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 3.3% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 134,908 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $18,217,000 after buying an additional 4,338 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 6.9% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 22,188 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,996,000 after buying an additional 1,438 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Valero Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $2,574,000. 78.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be paid a $1.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.05%. Valero Energy’s payout ratio is currently 38.39%.

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.