Valero Energy Corporation $VLO Shares Purchased by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) by 10.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,001 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,607 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Valero Energy were worth $6,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLO. Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Valero Energy during the second quarter valued at $13,193,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its stake in Valero Energy by 4.2% during the first quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 192,430 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $47,546,000 after acquiring an additional 7,702 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Valero Energy by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 58,558 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $15,251,000 after buying an additional 3,037 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Valero Energy by 377.1% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 413,437 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $102,152,000 after acquiring an additional 326,777 shares during the period. Finally, Journey Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Valero Energy by 23.3% in the 1st quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 21,676 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $5,356,000 after purchasing an additional 4,098 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VLO. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $350.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. Zacks Research raised shares of Valero Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Valero Energy from $255.00 to $411.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Valero Energy from $300.00 to $434.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Valero Energy from $485.00 to $489.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $379.94.

Key Valero Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Exceptional Q3 earnings: Valero reported adjusted EPS of $23.90, well above the roughly $21.17 consensus, while revenue increased 43.3% year over year to $46.1 billion. Net income surged to $6.8 billion from $1.1 billion, driven primarily by sharply higher refining margins. Valero Energy Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Favorable operating outlook: Management highlighted tight fuel markets, resilient demand, record ethanol production, improving renewable diesel and ethanol profitability, and expectations that fuel margins could rise again. The company also cited $9.8 billion in cash and disciplined capital spending, supporting financial flexibility. Valero Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Refining and Cash Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive: Barclays raised its price target to $443 and retained an overweight rating, while Wells Fargo lifted its target to $489 and also maintained an overweight rating. Citigroup increased its target to $490, although it kept a neutral rating.
• Neutral Sentiment: Refining-sector momentum is strong but cyclical: Coverage emphasizes that Valero and other refiners are benefiting from tight fuel inventories and unusually high margins. Those conditions support near-term earnings but may be vulnerable to changes in crude prices, fuel demand, supply, or refinery utilization. Valero kicks off refiner results with record quarterly profit on higher margins
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and analyst disagreement are weighing on sentiment: Freedom Broker reaffirmed a sell rating and assigned a $276 price target, implying substantial downside from the referenced trading level. TD Cowen raised its target to $400 but maintained a hold rating, underscoring concerns that much of the refining upside may already be reflected in VLO’s valuation.

Valero Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Valero Energy stock opened at $419.19 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $120.69 billion, a PE ratio of 9.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $393.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $310.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.64. Valero Energy Corporation has a one year low of $159.90 and a one year high of $461.52.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The oil and gas company reported $23.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $21.17 by $2.73. Valero Energy had a net margin of 8.44% and a return on equity of 47.50%. The company had revenue of $46.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Valero Energy Corporation will post 54.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corporation is an international energy company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company’s primary business is refining and marketing transportation fuels, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other products used by commercial, industrial and consumer customers.

Valero operates refineries in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its refining operations also produce asphalt, petrochemical feedstocks and other petroleum-based products. The company markets fuel through wholesale channels and branded retail networks, including Valero, Beacon and Shamrock-branded locations.

In addition to conventional refining, Valero has businesses focused on renewable fuels.