Allworth Financial LP Purchases 11,443 Shares of Valero Energy Corporation $VLO

Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) by 77.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,289 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,443 shares during the quarter. Allworth Financial LP’s holdings in Valero Energy were worth $4,280,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Valero Energy in the third quarter valued at about $275,239,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Valero Energy by 2,635.7% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 950,527 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $154,736,000 after buying an additional 915,782 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Valero Energy by 5.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,273,517 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $897,869,000 after buying an additional 249,195 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in Valero Energy by 13.3% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,929,599 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $328,534,000 after buying an additional 226,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Valero Energy by 96.5% during the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 444,919 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $75,752,000 after buying an additional 218,448 shares during the last quarter. 78.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Valero Energy Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE VLO opened at $250.34 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Valero Energy Corporation has a 52 week low of $125.10 and a 52 week high of $258.43. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $238.98 and its 200 day moving average is $201.68. The company has a market cap of $74.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.19, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.58.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The oil and gas company reported $4.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.16 by $1.06. Valero Energy had a net margin of 3.37% and a return on equity of 15.94%. The firm had revenue of $32.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Valero Energy Corporation will post 28.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Valero Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.88%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VLO shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $184.00 to $261.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $236.00 to $263.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $246.00 to $259.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $203.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Valero Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.94.

Insider Activity at Valero Energy

In other news, SVP Eric A. Fisher sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.60, for a total transaction of $95,440.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Valero Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Valero Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its earnings estimates for Valero Energy, lifting FY2026 EPS to $27.10 from $25.85 and FY2027 EPS to $26.15 from $24.80, while keeping a Sector Outperform rating and a $226 target price.
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent writeups highlighted Valero’s refining flexibility, higher export volumes, and strong margins, saying tight global fuel supply continues to support profitability and has helped drive the stock’s strong year-long outperformance. Yahoo Finance article
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary also pointed to a historic SPR-related pricing dislocation creating an arbitrage opportunity for refiners like Valero, which could support near-term refining economics. MarketBeat article
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst-target articles suggest Wall Street remains moderately optimistic, but they do not add a new catalyst beyond the already favorable refining backdrop. Barchart article

Valero Energy Profile

Valero Energy Corporation is a San Antonio, Texas–based integrated downstream energy company that manufactures and markets transportation fuels, petrochemical feedstocks and other industrial products. The company’s operations focus on refining crude oil into finished fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, as well as producing asphalt and other refined product streams for commercial and industrial customers.

In addition to refining, Valero has significant operations in renewable fuels, including the production of ethanol and other biofuels, and it manages an extensive logistics network of pipelines, terminals, rail and marine assets to move feedstocks and finished products.