Scotiabank Comments on Valero Energy FY2026 Earnings

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of 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.

VLO has been the topic of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $149.00 to $131.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 16th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Valero Energy from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Valero Energy from $165.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America initiated coverage on Valero Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered shares of Valero Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $169.00 to $123.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.57.

Valero Energy Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:VLO opened at $125.21 on Friday. Valero Energy has a fifty-two week low of $116.84 and a fifty-two week high of $184.79. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $131.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $139.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $39.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.42.

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

Valero Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th were issued a dividend of $1.07 per share. This represents a $4.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 20th. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLO. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Valero Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,414,000. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 30,528 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,742,000 after acquiring an additional 2,963 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 13,355 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,637,000 after acquiring an additional 587 shares during the period. Collective Family Office LLC increased its stake in Valero Energy by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 5,272 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 1,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortem Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC now owns 10,998 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,348,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the last quarter. 78.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.