Valero Energy shares rose 1.3% this afternoon to a price of $146.57. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $144.31, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 0.0% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Oil & Gas Integrated stock target prices ranging from $118.0 to $166.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 4.7%, and a short ratio of 4.72. The company's insiders own 0.55% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 87.3% of Valero Energy's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Valero Energy
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 12% | 38,881,222 | $5,699,014,995 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 26,255,675 | $3,848,425,482 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 6% | 19,558,825 | $2,866,834,714 |
| 2025-03-31 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 4% | 11,437,765 | $1,676,490,369 |
| 2025-03-31 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 3% | 10,795,436 | $1,582,340,998 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 3% | 7,935,752 | $1,163,182,825 |
| 2025-03-31 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 2% | 7,540,371 | $1,105,229,856 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 6,977,294 | $1,022,696,846 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 2% | 5,460,480 | $800,369,839 |
| 2025-03-31 | Royal Bank of Canada | 2% | 5,229,705 | $766,543,994 |
Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Valero Energy.
