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Brief From our Editor -- Valero Energy (VLO) Stock.

Large-cap Energy company Valero Energy has logged a -3.0% change today on a trading volume of 464,066. The average volume for the stock is 3,822,410.

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, and internationally. Based in San Antonio, United States the company has 9,716 full time employees and a market cap of $45,764,272,128. Valero Energy currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 3.0% per year.

The company is now trading -15.52% away from its average analyst target price of $153.4 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $130.0 to $174.0, and on average give Valero Energy a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, VLO stock has risen 11.0%, which amounts to a -2.0% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $152.2 whereas its 52 week low is $104.18 per share. Based on Valero Energy's average net margin growth of 8.5% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-23 176,383,000 11,528,000 7 600.0
2022-02-22 113,977,000 930,000 1 150.0
2021-02-23 64,912,000 -1,421,000 -2 -200.0
2020-02-26 108,324,000 2,422,000 2 -33.33
2019-02-28 117,033,000 3,122,000 3 -25.0
2018-02-28 93,980,000 4,065,000 4
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