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Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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VLO Analyst Ratings

Moderate Buy

9 Buy

7 Hold

0 Sell

Based on 16 analysts giving stock ratings to

Valero

Energy

in the past 3 months

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VLO Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$320.67

▼(-5.80% Downside)

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Valero Energy in the last 3 months. The average price target is $320.67 with a high forecast of $365.00 and a low forecast of $255.00. The average price target represents a -5.80% change from the last price of $340.41.

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Highest Price Target$365.00

Average Price Target$320.67

Lowest Price Target$255.00

The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts

Hans Engel

Erste Group

―

Hold

―

Downgraded

08/27/26

Valero downgraded to Hold from Buy at Erste GroupValero downgraded to Hold from Buy at Erste Group

Nitin Kumar CFA

Mizuho Securities

$289→$300

Hold

-11.87%

Downside

Reiterated

08/04/26

Mizuho Securities Keeps Their Hold Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

Arun Jayaram

J.P. Morgan

$294→$339

Buy

-0.41%

Downside

Reiterated

08/04/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET)

Neil Mehta

Goldman Sachs

$357→$365

Buy

7.22%

Upside

Reiterated

08/03/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Gulfport Energy (NYSE: GPOR) and Williams Co (NYSE: WMB)

Jason Gabelman

TD Cowen

$338→$350

Hold

2.82%

Upside

Assigned

08/03/26

TD Cowen Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Sergey Pigarev

Freedom Capital Markets

$205→$276

Hold

-18.92%

Downside

Upgraded

08/03/26

Valero upgraded to Hold from Sell at Freedom BrokerValero upgraded to Hold from Sell at Freedom Broker

Theresa Chen

Barclays

$279→$323

Buy

-5.11%

Downside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Barclays Keeps Their Buy Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

Manav Gupta

UBS

$280→$355

Buy

4.29%

Upside

Assigned

07/31/26

Analysts' Opinions Are Mixed on These Energy Stocks: CNX Resources (NYSE: CNX), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Antero Resources (NYSE: AR)

Sam Margolin

Wells Fargo

$292→$356

Buy

4.58%

Upside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Valero price target raised to $356 from $292 at Wells FargoValero price target raised to $356 from $292 at Wells Fargo

John Royall

Piper Sandler

$329

Buy

-3.35%

Downside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Piper Sandler Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Jean Ann Salisbury

Bank of America Securities

$318

Hold

-6.58%

Downside

Reiterated

07/30/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD)

Vikram Bagri

Citi

$259→$302

Hold

-11.28%

Downside

Reiterated

07/14/26

Valero price target raised to $302 from $259 at CitiValero price target raised to $302 from $259 at Citi

Justin Jenkins

Raymond James

$300→$340

Buy

-0.12%

Downside

Reiterated

07/13/26

Valero price target raised to $340 from $300 at Raymond JamesValero price target raised to $340 from $300 at Raymond James

Lloyd Byrne

Jefferies

$312

Buy

-8.35%

Downside

Reiterated

07/06/26

Jefferies Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Phillip Jungwirth

BMO Capital

$290

Buy

-14.81%

Downside

Assigned

07/02/26

BMO Capital Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

Analyst Type

Any

Human Analysts

Ranks

Any

Analyst Rating

Any

Upside/ Downside

Any

Action

Any

Hans Engel

Erste Group

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Hold

―

Downgraded

08/27/26

Valero downgraded to Hold from Buy at Erste GroupValero downgraded to Hold from Buy at Erste Group

Nitin Kumar CFA

Mizuho Securities

$289→$300

Hold

-11.87%

Downside

Reiterated

08/04/26

Mizuho Securities Keeps Their Hold Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

Arun Jayaram

J.P. Morgan

$294→$339

Buy

-0.41%

Downside

Reiterated

08/04/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET)

Neil Mehta

Goldman Sachs

$357→$365

Buy

7.22%

Upside

Reiterated

08/03/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Gulfport Energy (NYSE: GPOR) and Williams Co (NYSE: WMB)

Jason Gabelman

TD Cowen

$338→$350

Hold

2.82%

Upside

Assigned

08/03/26

TD Cowen Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Sergey Pigarev

Freedom Capital Markets

$205→$276

Hold

-18.92%

Downside

Upgraded

08/03/26

Valero upgraded to Hold from Sell at Freedom BrokerValero upgraded to Hold from Sell at Freedom Broker

Theresa Chen

Barclays

$279→$323

Buy

-5.11%

Downside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Barclays Keeps Their Buy Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

Manav Gupta

UBS

$280→$355

Buy

4.29%

Upside

Assigned

07/31/26

Analysts' Opinions Are Mixed on These Energy Stocks: CNX Resources (NYSE: CNX), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Antero Resources (NYSE: AR)

Sam Margolin

Wells Fargo

$292→$356

Buy

4.58%

Upside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Valero price target raised to $356 from $292 at Wells FargoValero price target raised to $356 from $292 at Wells Fargo

John Royall

Piper Sandler

$329

Buy

-3.35%

Downside

Reiterated

07/31/26

Piper Sandler Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Jean Ann Salisbury

Bank of America Securities

$318

Hold

-6.58%

Downside

Reiterated

07/30/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD)

Vikram Bagri

Citi

$259→$302

Hold

-11.28%

Downside

Reiterated

07/14/26

Valero price target raised to $302 from $259 at CitiValero price target raised to $302 from $259 at Citi

Justin Jenkins

Raymond James

$300→$340

Buy

-0.12%

Downside

Reiterated

07/13/26

Valero price target raised to $340 from $300 at Raymond JamesValero price target raised to $340 from $300 at Raymond James

Lloyd Byrne

Jefferies

$312

Buy

-8.35%

Downside

Reiterated

07/06/26

Jefferies Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Valero Energy (VLO)

Phillip Jungwirth

BMO Capital

$290

Buy

-14.81%

Downside

Assigned

07/02/26

BMO Capital Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Valero Energy (VLO)

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Best Analysts Covering Valero Energy

3 Months

Theresa ChenBarclays

Success Rate

30/37 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+11.89%

Copying Theresa Chen's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 81.08% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +11.89% per trade.

1 Year

Theresa ChenBarclays

Success Rate

34/37 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+47.42%

Copying Theresa Chen's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 91.89% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +47.42% per trade.

2 Years

John RoyallPiper Sandler

Success Rate

16/16 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+63.26%

Copying John Royall's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 100.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +63.26% per trade.

The Best Analyst Covering tool allows you to follow the analysts who have the best success rates and average returns on a specific stock. Only analysts that gave a Buy or Sell rating on the stock in the past 12 months are eligible for inclusion in this tool. Follow the analysts of your choice to receive real-time updates when they publish a new rating.

VLO Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating

Apr 26

May 26

Jun 26

Jul 26

Aug 26

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

total

In the current month, VLO has received 17 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. VLO average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 320.67.

Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

VLO Financial Forecast

VLO Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for VLO is $16.35 with a range of $8.38 to $21.27. The previous quarter’s EPS was $12.54. VLO beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 53.80% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year VLO has Performed in-line its overall industry.

VLO Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for VLO is $39.29B with a range of $26.78B to $48.65B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $44.54B. VLO beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 63.41% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year VLO has Performed in-line its overall industry.

VLO Stock Forecast FAQ

What is VLO’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Valero Energy’s 12-month average price target is 320.67.

What is VLO’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Currently there's no upside potential for VLO, based on the analysts’ average price target.

Can I see which stocks the top-ranking analysts are rating?

Yes, go to the Analysts’ Top Stocks tool to see stocks with a Strong Buy or Strong Sell analyst rating consensus, according to the top performers.

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Is VLO a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Valero Energy has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.

What is Valero Energy’s price target?

The average price target for Valero Energy is 320.67. This is based on 16 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $365.00 ,the lowest forecast is $255.00. The average price target represents -5.80% Decrease from the current price of $340.41.

What do analysts say about Valero Energy?

Valero Energy’s analyst rating consensus is a Moderate Buy. This is based on the ratings of 16 Wall Streets Analysts.

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Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

VLO Analyst Ratings

VLO Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Best Analysts Covering Valero Energy

VLO Analyst Recommendation Trends

VLO Financial Forecast

VLO Earnings Forecast

VLO Sales Forecast

VLO Stock Forecast FAQ

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