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Valero Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:VLO | Benzinga
Valero Energy Corp has a consensus price target of $155 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $210 issued by B of A Securities on March 15, 2024. The low is $136 issued by Scotiabank on April 11, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, and Barclays on May 13, 2025, May 13, 2025, and May 12, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $153.67 between Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, and Barclays, there's an implied 11.35% upside for Valero Energy Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Goldman Sachs
Mizuho
Barclays
Piper Sandler
UBS
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Valero Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 11.59% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta68% | $127 → $154 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 20.29% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $158 → $166 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | 2.17% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $140 → $141 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 1.45% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $144 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 8.7% | UBS | Manav Gupta53% | $160 → $150 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | -7.97% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta68% | $115 → $127 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 6.52% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $152 → $147 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 5.07% | Morgan Stanley | — | $160 → $145 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -1.45% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $156 → $136 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | 12.32% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $165 → $155 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.35% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $149 → $144 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 15.22% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $160 → $159 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 14.49% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $165 → $158 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $171 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 15.94% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $165 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 1.45% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $146 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.45% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman60% | $145 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 27.54% | Citigroup | Vikram Bagri36% | $192 → $176 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 8.7% | B of A Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury55% | → $150 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 2.17% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $173 → $141 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $172 → $165 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth62% | $175 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 5.8% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $165 → $146 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 9.42% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $172 → $151 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -10.87% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $169 → $123 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -5.07% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $149 → $131 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $175 → $171 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 24.64% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $165 → $172 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $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 | 26.81% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $165 → $175 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 25.36% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $165 → $173 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 13.04% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $179 → $156 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $171 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 24.64% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $178 → $172 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $173 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $176 → $171 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2024 | Buy Now | 22.46% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $187 → $169 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2024 | Buy Now | 29.71% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $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 | 35.51% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $198 → $187 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 27.54% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $173 → $176 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 25.36% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $179 → $173 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 34.06% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman60% | $190 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 39.13% | Citigroup | Vikram Bagri36% | $160 → $192 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 19.57% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $138 → $165 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 37.68% | TD Cowen | Jason Gabelman60% | $175 → $190 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | 33.33% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $171 → $184 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 43.48% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $161 → $198 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 29.71% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $149 → $179 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2024 | Buy Now | 28.99% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $177 → $178 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | 42.75% | UBS | Manav Gupta53% | $167 → $197 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $130 → $171 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 25.36% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $150 → $173 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $138 → $171 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 52.17% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $156 → $210 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | 16.67% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $155 → $161 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 7.97% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $146 → $149 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 12.32% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $154 → $155 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 11.59% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $156 → $154 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 15.22% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $174 → $159 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 13.04% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $164 → $156 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | 23.91% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $168 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | 18.84% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $150 → $164 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 16.67% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $152 → $161 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 26.09% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $162 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | 4.35% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $135 → $144 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | -7.25% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $113 → $128 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 17.39% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $152 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2023 | Buy Now | 10.14% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $160 → $152 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 2.9% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $139 → $142 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 5.07% | Tudor Pickering | Matthew Blair45% | → $145 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 9.42% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz81% | $151 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -2.17% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $120 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 15.94% | Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh57% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 9.42% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz81% | $151 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 23.91% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $172 → $171 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2023 | Buy Now | 15.94% | B of A Securities | Doug Leggate71% | $157 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/07/2023 | Buy Now | 8.7% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $169 → $150 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -18.12% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $130 → $113 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -13.04% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $126 → $120 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 10.14% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $174 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/18/2023 | Buy Now | 12.32% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | $188 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | 0.72% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $166 → $139 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 9.42% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz81% | $159 → $151 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -8.7% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $135 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 22.46% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $176 → $169 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | 15.94% | Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh57% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 15.22% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz81% | → $159 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2023 | Buy Now | -2.17% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | → $135 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Tudor Pickering | Matthew Blair45% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 26.09% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $170 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2023 | Buy Now | 27.54% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $174 → $176 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 36.23% | Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd69% | → $188 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 20.29% | Barclays | Theresa Chen76% | $159 → $166 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2023 | Buy Now | 24.64% | JP Morgan | John Royall58% | $160 → $172 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 23.19% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $157 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2023 | Buy Now | 27.54% | UBS | Manav Gupta53% | → $176 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | 19.57% | RBC Capital | TJ Schultz81% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | 26.09% | Raymond James | Justin Jenkins77% | $169 → $174 | Maintains | Strong 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 Goldman Sachs on May 13, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $154.00 expecting VLO to rise to within 12 months (a possible 11.59% upside). 37 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 Goldman Sachs, and Valero Energy upgraded their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Valero Energy (VLO)?
The last upgrade for Valero Energy Corp happened on May 13, 2025 when Goldman Sachs raised their price target to $154. Goldman Sachs previously had a neutral 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 May 13, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 13, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Valero Energy (VLO) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Valero Energy (VLO) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $127.00 to $154.00. The current price Valero Energy (VLO) is trading at is $138.00, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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