Currently, Valero Energy Corp’s (VLO) stock is trading at $147.92, marking a gain of 2.25% from last night’s close. At this price, the stock is -11.84% below its 52-week high of $167.78 and 49.41% above its 52-week low of $99.00.
The 200-day Simple moving average is often placed more emphasis on by traders because of daily price changes. Investors will use the SMA-200 in different situations in trading activity as a key indicator to determine their support and resistance levels, and at the moment, VLO’s SMA-200 is $131.46.
As well, it is important to consider VLO stock ratios such as price-to-sales, which is currently 0.36.Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the last twelve months stands at 9.59. VLO’s price to book ratio for the most recent quarter was 1.97, resulting in an 9.94 price to cash per share for the period.
How does Valero Energy Corp (VLO) stock rate among analysts? Buy, sell, or hold?
The key to trading is to concentrate on the future rather than on the past. During uncertain times, it can be hard to make decisions. The analysts who understand how a market works are usually the most accurate at forecasting its future. The ratings are commonly aggregated into a single number between 1 and 5. Buy or strong buy is scored 5, outperform is scored 4, hold is scored 3, underperform is scored 2 and strong sell is 1.
Valero Energy Corp (NYSE: VLO) Ownership Details
I will give a breakdown of the key shareholders in Valero Energy Corp (VLO). Recent figures show that the company’s insiders hold 0.55% of shares. A total of 1,898 institutional investors hold shares in the company, making 87.32% of its stock and 87.80% of its float.
Mar 31, 2025 , it was reported that the Company’s largest institutional holder is Vanguard Group Inc holding total of 38.88 shares that make 12.41% of the company’s total number of shares and are currently priced at 5.73 billion.
The securities firm Blackrock Inc. holds 26.26 shares of VLO, making it the second largest institutional shareholder. Taking this into account, the holding percentage comes to 8.38% , and the holding percentage of shares is valued at 3.87 billion.
An overview of Valero Energy Corp’s technicals
In order to learn about trade movements and investor behavior, it is best to analyze the short, medium, and long term technical indicators along with the average volume of a stock. A 20-day average of the stock’s daily volume suggests Valero Energy Corp (VLO) traded 3,452,009 shares per day, with a moving average of $143.17 and price change of +8.68. With the moving average of $135.71 and a price change of +31.10, about 3,103,952 shares changed hands on average over the past 50 days. Finally, VLO’s 100-day average volume is 3,463,154 shares, alongside a moving average of $128.79 and a price change of +13.04.
