How Smart Investors Look at Valero Energy (VLO).

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, March 27 10:09 • Permanent Link

Valero Energy logged a 0.3% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $167.79 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. VLO's trading volume is 239,874 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,432,939.

Valero Energy trades 3.32% away from its average analyst target price of $162.4 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $135.0 to $197.0, and on average have given Valero Energy a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in VLO, you'll want to know the following:

Valero Energy's current price is 31.9% above its Graham number of $221.32, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Valero Energy has moved 22.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 29.2%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 24.92, Valero Energy has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
VLO has a forward P/E ratio of 12.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.46 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.58 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Valero Energy is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.12 compared to its sector average of 1.78
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.
Based in San Antonio, the company has 9,886 full time employees and a market cap of $55.79 Billion. Valero Energy currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.4%.

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