Valero Energy Corporation is an oil & gas refining & marketing business based in the US. Valero Energy Corporation shares (VLO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $142.42 – an increase of 4.74% over the previous week. Valero Energy Corporation employs 9,886 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $134.3 billion.
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| Latest market close | $142.42 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $116.43 - $182.31 |
| 50-day moving average | $143.53 |
| 200-day moving average | $148.90 |
| Wall St. target price | $160.21 |
| PE ratio | 7.7887 |
| Dividend yield | $4.18 (3.11%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $17.65 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $142.42 from 2024-10-04
| 1 week (2024-09-27) | 4.74% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-06) | 6.13% |
| 3 months (2024-07-05) | -6.78% |
| 6 months (2024-04-05) | -22.34% |
| 1 year (2023-10-06) | 12.56% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-06) | 19.46% |
| 3 years (2021-10-04) | 89.84% |
| 5 years (2019-10-04) | 88.80% |
Valuing Valero Energy Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Valero Energy Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Valero Energy Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Valero Energy Corporation shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Valero Energy Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.2131. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Valero Energy Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Valero Energy Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $10.8 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Valero Energy Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $134.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.77% |
| Gross profit TTM | $19.2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.1% |
| Return on equity TTM | 21.82% |
| Profit margin | 4.43% |
| Book value | $79.41 |
| Market Capitalization | $44 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Valero Energy Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 38.26
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Valero Energy Corporation's overall score of 38.26 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 81st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Valero Energy Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 24.43/100
Valero Energy Corporation's environmental score of 24.43 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Valero Energy Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 12.92/100
Valero Energy Corporation's social score of 12.92 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Valero Energy Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 8.91/100
Valero Energy Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Valero Energy Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Valero Energy Corporation scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Valero Energy Corporation hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Valero Energy Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 38.26 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 80.65 |
| Environmental score | 24.43 |
| Environmental score percentile | 4 |
| Social score | 12.92 |
| Social score percentile | 4 |
| Governance score | 8.91 |
| Governance score percentile | 4 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Dividend payout ratio: 24.08% of net profits
Recently Valero Energy Corporation has paid out, on average, around 24.08% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.11% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Valero Energy Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 3.11% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Valero Energy Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $4.18 per share.
While Valero Energy Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Valero Energy Corporation is investing more in its future growth.
Valero Energy Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 2 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 31 July 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Valero Energy Corporation's shares were split on a 1094:1000 basis on 1 May 2013. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1094 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Valero Energy Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 8.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Valero Energy Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Valero Energy Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Valero Energy Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $116.4316 up to $182.3058. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Valero Energy Corporation's is 1.381. This would suggest that Valero Energy Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces renewable diesel and naphtha under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distiller grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997.
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