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Valero Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:VLO | Benzinga
Valero Energy Corp has a consensus price target of $157.24 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $210 issued by B of A Securities on March 15, 2024. The low is $131 issued by Goldman Sachs on September 16, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, and Mizuho on March 7, 2025, January 31, 2025, and January 8, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $153.67 between Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, and Mizuho, there's an implied 14.87% upside for Valero Energy Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Piper Sandler
Wells Fargo
Mizuho
Barclays
TD Cowen
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Valero Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 7.64% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $149 → $144 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $160 → $159 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 18.11% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $165 → $158 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $171 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 19.6% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $165 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 4.65% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $146 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 4.65% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman58% | $145 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 31.56% | Citigroup | Vikram Bagri36% | $192 → $176 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 12.13% | B of A Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury55% | → $150 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 5.4% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $173 → $141 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $172 → $165 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth64% | $175 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 9.14% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $165 → $146 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 12.88% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $172 → $151 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -8.06% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $169 → $123 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.08% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $149 → $131 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $175 → $171 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 28.57% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $165 → $172 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate71% | — | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 30.82% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $165 → $175 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 29.32% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $165 → $173 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 16.61% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $179 → $156 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $171 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 28.57% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $178 → $172 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $173 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $176 → $171 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2024 | Buy Now | 26.33% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $187 → $169 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2024 | Buy Now | 33.81% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $184 → $179 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | Bill Selesky74% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 39.79% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $198 → $187 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 31.56% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $173 → $176 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 29.32% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $179 → $173 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 38.29% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman58% | $190 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 43.52% | Citigroup | Vikram Bagri36% | $160 → $192 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $138 → $165 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 42.03% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman58% | $175 → $190 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | 37.54% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $171 → $184 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 48.01% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $161 → $198 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 33.81% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $149 → $179 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2024 | Buy Now | 33.06% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $177 → $178 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | 47.26% | UBS | Manav Gupta52% | $167 → $197 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $130 → $171 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 29.32% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $150 → $173 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $138 → $171 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 56.98% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $156 → $210 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | 20.35% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $155 → $161 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 11.38% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $146 → $149 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 15.87% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $154 → $155 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 15.12% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $156 → $154 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $174 → $159 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 16.61% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $164 → $156 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | 27.83% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $168 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | 22.59% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $150 → $164 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 20.35% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $152 → $161 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 30.07% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $162 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | 7.64% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $135 → $144 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | -4.32% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $113 → $128 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 21.1% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $152 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2023 | Buy Now | 13.62% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $160 → $152 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 6.15% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $139 → $142 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 8.39% | Tudor Pickering | Matthew Blair46% | → $145 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 12.88% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | $151 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 0.92% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $120 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 19.6% | Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh57% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 12.88% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | $151 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 27.83% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $172 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2023 | Buy Now | 19.6% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $157 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/07/2023 | Buy Now | 12.13% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $169 → $150 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -15.53% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $130 → $113 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -10.3% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $126 → $120 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 13.62% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $174 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/18/2023 | Buy Now | 15.87% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $188 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | 3.91% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $166 → $139 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 12.88% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | $159 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -5.81% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | $135 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 26.33% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $176 → $169 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | 19.6% | Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh57% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 18.86% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | → $159 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2023 | Buy Now | 0.92% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read65% | → $135 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Tudor Pickering | Matthew Blair46% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 30.07% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $170 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2023 | Buy Now | 31.56% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $174 → $176 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 40.53% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | → $188 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 24.09% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $159 → $166 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2023 | Buy Now | 28.57% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $160 → $172 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 27.08% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $157 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2023 | Buy Now | 31.56% | UBS | Manav Gupta52% | → $176 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | 23.34% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | 30.07% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $169 → $174 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 19.6% | JP Morgan | John Royall56% | $140 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 29.32% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $172 → $173 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 18.86% | Barclays | Theresa Chen77% | $151 → $159 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2023 | Buy Now | 28.57% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd70% | $165 → $172 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2023 | Buy Now | 27.08% | Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh57% | $140 → $170 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2023 | Buy Now | -5.81% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $111 → $126 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | 16.61% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz82% | → $156 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 19.6% | BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth64% | $135 → $160 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2023 | Buy Now | 26.33% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins78% | $152 → $169 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 17.36% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar49% | $150 → $157 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Valero Energy (VLO) stock?
The latest price target for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) was reported by Piper Sandler on March 7, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $144.00 expecting VLO to rise to within 12 months (a possible 7.64% upside). 45 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Valero Energy (VLO)?
The latest analyst rating for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) was provided by Piper Sandler, and Valero Energy maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Valero Energy (VLO)?
The last upgrade for Valero Energy Corp happened on October 9, 2024 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $165. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Valero Energy Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Valero Energy (VLO)?
The last downgrade for Valero Energy Corp happened on September 20, 2024 when Piper Sandler changed their price target from $169 to $123 for Valero Energy Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Valero Energy (VLO)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Valero Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Valero Energy was filed on March 7, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 7, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Valero Energy (VLO) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Valero Energy (VLO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $149.00 to $144.00. The current price Valero Energy (VLO) is trading at is $133.78, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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