After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. After-hours trades for Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.325, or -0.29%, to $112.855. The Valero Energy Corporation has recorded 87,265 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Valero Energy Corporation Declares Regular Cash Dividend on Common Stock.
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Stocks Info
Valero Energy Corporation is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $113.18 and fluctuated between $113.86 as its day high and $111.27 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Valero Energy Corporation is $41.02B. A total of 4.43 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.71M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, VLO has seen 9 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 19,996 and the disposition of 540 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 43 BUYs and 38 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 429,840 shares during that period but sold 322,035.
In the most recent transaction, Simmons Gary K. sold 1,750 shares of VLO for 135.16 per share on Nov 16. After the transaction, the EVP & CCO now owns 165,299 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 28, Gorder Joseph W sold 37,567 shares at 127.00 per share. VLO shares that COB & CEO owns now total 569,786.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Riggs R. Lane disposed of 17,767 shares on May 27 at a per-share price of $131.53. This resulted in the President & COO holding 254,905 shares of VLO after the transaction.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Valero Energy Corporation pays an annual dividend of $4.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.60%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 3.22. VLO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/22/2023 when it declared a $1.02 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/22/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/16/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 2/13/2023. The VLO stock dividend was $1.02 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VLO in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $147.89 with high estimates of $172.00 and low estimates of $118.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VLO has a high of $150.39 and a low of $96.93.
As of this writing, VLO has an earnings estimate of $5.31 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16 estimates, with a high estimate of $6.19 per share and a lower estimate of $4.16. The company reported an EPS of $8.45 in the last quarter, which was 14.70% higher than expectations of $7.37.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VLO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.12B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.92B in debt and $16.85B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $67.69, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.43B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VLO is Buy with a score of 4.67.
