Tidal Investments LLC Acquires 20,649 Shares of Valero Energy Corporation $VLO

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) by 81.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 46,117 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 20,649 shares during the quarter. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Valero Energy were worth $12,011,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Valero Energy by 3,400.0% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 105 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC increased its holdings in Valero Energy by 57.6% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 104 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Valero Energy in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in Valero Energy in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Valero Energy by 134.0% during the first quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 117 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Valero Energy

In other news, SVP Eric Fisher sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.17, for a total value of $2,011,275.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 19,742 shares in the company, valued at $5,294,212.14. This trade represents a 27.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VLO has been the subject of several analyst reports. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Valero Energy from $338.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $279.00 to $323.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $329.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $355.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $286.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $301.76.

More Valero Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong refining margins support profitability. Tight refined-product markets, relatively low diesel inventories and firm distillate demand are improving fuel crack spreads. Valero’s flexible coastal refinery network may allow it to capture these margins while global refining capacity remains constrained. Will Tight Refined Product Markets Support Valero’s Profitability?
• Positive Sentiment: Energy-market tailwinds are lifting the sector. Crude prices above $100 per barrel, amid concerns about shipping attacks and wider Middle East supply disruptions, have supported energy and refining stocks. Valero Energy gains as strong refining margins and energy-market tailwinds support shares
• Positive Sentiment: Recent earnings and estimates remain favorable. Valero’s latest reported quarter produced $12.54 in EPS versus a $10.11 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 48.8% year over year. Erste Group Bank also raised its 2026 EPS forecast to $43.31 from $42.76, above the current consensus estimate of $41.15.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and quantitative support add to bullish sentiment. UBS recently raised its price target to $450 while maintaining a Buy rating, and Zacks included VLO among its Rank #1 “Strong Buy” growth stocks. A reported bullish order-flow signal also attracted trading attention. Valero Energy Shares Up 2% After Key Trading Signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning is mixed. Hundreds of institutions added shares in the latest quarter, but several large investors reduced their holdings, including T. Rowe Price, Ameriprise, Victory Capital and Geode.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is a cautionary signal. Valero insiders reportedly made three open-market sales totaling approximately 22,500 shares over the past six months, with no reported purchases. In addition, some published analyst targets remain well below the current share price, highlighting valuation risk if refining margins weaken.

Valero Energy Stock Performance

VLO opened at $390.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $112.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $327.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $271.31. Valero Energy Corporation has a 1 year low of $155.29 and a 1 year high of $399.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The oil and gas company reported $12.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $10.11 by $2.43. The company had revenue of $44.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $39.47 billion. Valero Energy had a return on equity of 26.74% and a net margin of 5.17%.Valero Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.28 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Valero Energy Corporation will post 41.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Valero Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Valero Energy’s payout ratio is 19.92%.

Valero Energy Company Profile

Valero Energy Corporation is an international energy company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Its primary business is refining crude oil into transportation fuels and other products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, lubricants and petrochemical feedstocks.

Valero operates refineries and related facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and markets its products through wholesale and commercial channels in North America and other international markets.