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Valero Energy Corp has a consensus price target of $167.94 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $210 issued by B of A Securities on March 15, 2024. The low is $131 issued by Goldman Sachs on September 16, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, and Wells Fargo on September 16, 2024, September 16, 2024, and September 3, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $158 between Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 13.92% upside for Valero Energy Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) was reported by Goldman Sachs on September 16, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $131.00 expecting VLO to fall to within 12 months (a possible -5.44% downside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Valero Energy maintained their sell rating.
The last upgrade for Valero Energy Corp happened on July 17, 2024 when Mizuho raised their price target to $175. Mizuho previously had a neutral for Valero Energy Corp.
The last downgrade for Valero Energy Corp happened on May 16, 2024 when Argus Research changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Valero Energy Corp.
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 September 16, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around September 16, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Valero Energy (VLO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $149.00 to $131.00. The current price Valero Energy (VLO) is trading at is $138.54, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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