After Hours
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. After-hours trades for Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.05, or 0.04%, to $131.55. The Valero Energy Corp. has recorded 181,488 volume in the after hours trading session. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Valero Energy Corporation to Announce 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Results on January 25, 2024.
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Stocks Info
VLO belongs to the Energy sector of the NYSE while operating in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $131.50 and fluctuated between $131.70 as its day high and $129.68 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Valero Energy Corp. is $44.77B. A total of 3.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.09M shares.
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, VLO has seen 1 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 659 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 46 BUYs and 34 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 489,250 shares during that period but sold 383,736.
In the most recent transaction, Gorder Joseph W sold 75,580 shares of VLO for 135.99 per share on Aug 14. After the transaction, the Director now owns 621,872 company shares.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Valero Energy Corp. pays an annual dividend of $4.09, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.48. VLO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/16/2023 when it declared a $1.02 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/20/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/5/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/2/2023. The VLO stock dividend was $1.02 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VLO in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $149.91 with high estimates of $175.00 and low estimates of $128.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VLO has a high of $152.20 and a low of $104.18.
As of this writing, VLO has an earnings estimate of $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of OLO estimates, with a high estimate of $Velo3D, Inc. per share and a lower estimate of $Valero Energy Corporation.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $15.12B in debt and $16.85B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $76.30, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $19.82B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 4.31.
