Scotiabank Comments on Valero Energy FY2026 Earnings

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

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $32.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.04 billion. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 13.07% and a net margin of 2.74%. The business’s revenue was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $7.49 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on VLO. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Valero Energy from $146.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 11th. BMO Capital Markets dropped 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. Mizuho decreased their price target on Valero Energy from $165.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Valero Energy from $149.00 to $131.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. One research 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 MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.57.

Valero Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VLO opened at $125.21 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.26. Valero Energy has a 52 week low of $116.84 and a 52 week high of $184.79. The company has a market cap of $39.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $1.07 per share. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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 Investors Weigh In On Valero Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,293,589 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $174,673,000 after acquiring an additional 22,571 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 89,762 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $12,121,000 after buying an additional 6,278 shares during the period. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Valero Energy by 136.1% in the 3rd quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 75,117 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $10,143,000 after buying an additional 43,299 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Valero Energy by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,956,743 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,090,532,000 after acquiring an additional 192,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foster & Motley Inc. boosted its holdings in Valero Energy by 23.3% during the third quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 20,802 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,809,000 after acquiring an additional 3,934 shares during the period. 78.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.