Scotiabank Estimates Valero Energy FY2026 Earnings

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

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on VLO. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of 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 cut Valero Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $169.00 to $123.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Valero Energy from $172.00 to $151.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Valero Energy from $165.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $149.00 to $131.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.57.

Valero Energy Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSE VLO opened at $127.27 on Friday. Valero Energy has a one year low of $116.84 and a one year high of $184.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.10. The firm has a market cap of $40.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.41, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.57.

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 company had revenue of $32.88 billion during 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 revenue for the quarter was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $7.49 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLO. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in Valero Energy by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 0.7% in 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 stake 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 worth $1,156,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $268,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AGF Management Ltd. increased its position in Valero Energy by 112.2% in the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 106,979 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $16,770,000 after acquiring an additional 56,567 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th were given a $1.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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.