Valero Energy Market Sentiment

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Valero Energy Corp

VLONYSE

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$431.64

-1.78-0.41%

Last update: Oct 21, 2:36 PM

$432.48

-0.94-0.22%

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Earnings: Q3 2026 earnings tomorrow on Thu Oct 22nd before the market open

Conference Call: Conference call scheduled tomorrow at 10:00 AM

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Valero Energy Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Valero Energy Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Valero Energy (VLO): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Overweight

Short Interest▲ 3.6% short float

Options Flow▼ 1.03 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Overweight

22 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

1.03

More puts — Bearish

4,307 calls · 4,450 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$335

-22.5%

Highest Price Target

$485

+12.4%

Citigroup

Lowest Price Target

$136

-68.5%

Scotiabank

Short Interest

3.6%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 14, 2026	Wells Fargo	Sam Margolin—	+12.4%	$389 → $485	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 13, 2026	Citigroup	Vikram Bagri—	+12.4%	$302 → $485	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 12, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Stephen Richardson—	-10.8%	$325 → $385	Maintained	In-Line
Oct 8, 2026	Jefferies	Lloyd Byrne—	-8.7%	$401 → $394	Maintained	Hold
Oct 8, 2026	Mizuho	Nitin Kumar—	+0.5%	$300 → $434	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 6, 2026	Barclays	Theresa Chen—	+2.2%	$323 → $441	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 2, 2026	B of A Securities	Jean Ann Salisbury—	-4.1%	$395 → $414	Maintained	Neutral
Sep 23, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Neil Mehta—	+5.9%	$365 → $457	Maintained	Buy
Sep 22, 2026	Jefferies	Lloyd Byrne—	-7.1%	$401	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Sep 14, 2026	Raymond James	Justin Jenkins—	+4.3%	$350 → $450	Maintained	Strong Buy
Sep 14, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Joe Laetsch—	-4.8%	$255 → $411	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Sep 8, 2026	UBS	Manav Gupta—	+4.3%	$355 → $450	Maintained	Buy
Sep 3, 2026	Piper Sandler	John Royall—	+0.8%	$329 → $435	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Sam Margolin—	-9.9%	$356 → $389	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 4, 2026	Mizuho	Nitin Kumar—	-30.5%	$289 → $300	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 3, 2026	TD Cowen	Jason Gabelman—	-18.9%	$338 → $350	Maintained	Hold
Jul 31, 2026	UBS	Manav Gupta—	-17.8%	$280 → $355	Maintained	Buy
Jul 31, 2026	Wells Fargo	Sam Margolin—	-17.5%	$292 → $356	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 31, 2026	Barclays	Theresa Chen—	-25.2%	$279 → $323	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 23, 2026	Piper Sandler	John Royall—	-23.8%	$329	Assumes	Overweight
Jul 22, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Neil Mehta—	-17.3%	$286 → $357	Maintained	Buy
Jul 21, 2026	TD Cowen	Jason Gabelman—	-21.7%	$292 → $338	Maintained	Hold
Jul 14, 2026	Citigroup	Vikram Bagri—	-30.0%	$259 → $302	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 13, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Stephen Richardson—	-30.5%	$250 → $300	Maintained	In-Line
Jul 13, 2026	Raymond James	Justin Jenkins—	-21.2%	$300 → $340	Maintained	Strong Buy