Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Moves -0.14%: What You Should Know

Valero Energy (VLO) closed the latest trading day at $124.89, indicating a -0.14% change from the previous session's end. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.39% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.32%.Shares of the oil refiner have depreciated by 13.15% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 5.09% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.6%.The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Valero Energy in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on January 30, 2025. On that day, Valero Energy is projected to report earnings of $0.68 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 80.85%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $30.97 billion, indicating a 12.55% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $8.86 per share and a revenue of $130.09 billion, representing changes of -64.42% and -10.14%, respectively, from the prior year.Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Valero Energy. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the company's business and profitability.Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.7% lower. Valero Energy presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).Digging into valuation, Valero Energy currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 14.12. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 13.97.Investors should also note that VLO has a PEG ratio of 2.35 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.3 based on yesterday's closing prices.The Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 174, placing it within the bottom 31% of over 250 industries.The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.Zacks Naming Top 10 Stocks for 2025Want to be tipped off early to our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2025?History suggests their performance could be sensational.From 2012 (when our Director of Research Sheraz Mian assumed responsibility for the portfolio) through November, 2024, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks gained +2,112.6%, more than QUADRUPLING the S&P 500’s +475.6%. Now Sheraz is combing through 4,400 companies to handpick the best 10 tickers to buy and hold in 2025. Don’t miss your chance to get in on these stocks when they’re released on January 2.Be First to New Top 10 Stocks >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks