In the past week, VLO stock has gone down by -0.65%, with a monthly gain of 1.80% and a quarterly plunge of -5.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.03% for Valero Energy Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.08% for VLO’s stock, with a -8.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) Right Now?
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 7.81x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.36. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VLO is 318.66M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.17% of that float. On October 08, 2024, the average trading volume of VLO was 2.83M shares.
VLO) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) has dropped by -5.15 compared to previous close of 143.98. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.65% in its stock price over the last five trading days. investors.com reported 2024-10-04 that Oil stocks are looking to move higher, with Halliburton in the mix.
Analysts’ Opinion of VLO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VLO stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for VLO by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for VLO in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $123 based on the research report published on September 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VLO reach a price target of $177. The rating they have provided for VLO stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 18th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to VLO, setting the target price at $175 in the report published on July 17th of the current year.
VLO Trading at -3.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VLO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.09%, as shares sank -0.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.67% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VLO fell by -1.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $136.43. In addition, Valero Energy Corp. saw 5.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VLO starting from Greene Kimberly S, who sale 720 shares at the price of $158.12 back on May 09 ’24. After this action, Greene Kimberly S, now owns 13,314 shares of Valero Energy Corp., valued at $113,850 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VLO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valero Energy Corp. stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 23.13, with 9.55 for asset returns.
Based on Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.83. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.84 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
To sum up, Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
