Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) is currently trading at $241.45. Based on 19 Wall Street analysts, the average target price is $256.26, implying a 6.1% upside. The consensus recommendation is BUY.
Valero Energy Corporation
Opinion Criteria: Based on the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Strong Buy (1.0-1.5), Buy (1.5-2.5), Hold (2.5-3.5), Sell (3.5-4.5), Strong Sell (4.5-5.0).
Price (USD)
Low–high band from analyst PT changes in the last 3 months; median & sample mean vs current price
| Firm | Date | PT action | Prior → Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | May 1, 2026 | Raises | $246.00 → $259.00 |
| TD Cowen | Apr 27, 2026 | Raises | $247.00 → $255.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Apr 24, 2026 | Raises | $182.00 → $222.00 |
| Scotiabank | Apr 22, 2026 | Raises | $178.00 → $226.00 |
| Wolfe Research | Apr 21, 2026 | Announces | $0.00 → $203.00 |
| Citigroup | Apr 15, 2026 | Raises | $212.00 → $246.00 |
| Barclays | Apr 8, 2026 | Raises | $184.00 → $261.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Apr 8, 2026 | Raises | $236.00 → $263.00 |
| BMO Capital | Apr 6, 2026 | Raises | $230.00 → $270.00 |
| UBS | Apr 2, 2026 | Raises | $215.00 → $280.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Mar 31, 2026 | Raises | $220.00 → $292.00 |
| Raymond James | Mar 25, 2026 | Raises | $215.00 → $290.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mar 12, 2026 | Raises | $203.00 → $237.00 |
| Citigroup | Feb 9, 2026 | Raises | $190.00 → $212.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Jan 30, 2026 | Raises | $217.00 → $220.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jan 30, 2026 | Raises | $180.00 → $182.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jan 27, 2026 | Raises | $175.00 → $180.00 |
| JP Morgan | Jan 8, 2026 | Raises | $197.00 → $200.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Jan 8, 2026 | Lowers | $223.00 → $217.00 |
| Mizuho | Dec 12, 2025 | Raises | $190.00 → $192.00 |
| B of A Securities | Dec 11, 2025 | Lowers | $198.00 → $195.00 |
| Barclays | Nov 17, 2025 | Raises | $169.00 → $184.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Nov 14, 2025 | Raises | $201.00 → $223.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Nov 10, 2025 | Raises | $216.00 → $220.00 |
| TD Cowen | Oct 24, 2025 | Raises | $162.00 → $165.00 |
| Raymond James | Oct 24, 2025 | Raises | $181.00 → $195.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Oct 24, 2025 | Raises | $200.00 → $201.00 |
| JP Morgan | Oct 24, 2025 | Raises | $177.00 → $197.00 |
| Raymond James | Oct 17, 2025 | Raises | $177.00 → $181.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 17, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $216.00 |
| Jefferies | Oct 10, 2025 | Raises | $181.00 → $194.00 |
| JP Morgan | Oct 9, 2025 | Raises | $147.00 → $177.00 |
| Barclays | Oct 7, 2025 | Raises | $151.00 → $169.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Oct 3, 2025 | Raises | $160.00 → $175.00 |
| UBS | Sep 22, 2025 | Raises | $165.00 → $183.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Sep 19, 2025 | Raises | $135.00 → $185.00 |
| Mizuho | Sep 15, 2025 | Raises | $166.00 → $190.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Sep 11, 2025 | Raises | $171.00 → $200.00 |
| Raymond James | Sep 9, 2025 | Raises | $170.00 → $177.00 |
| B of A Securities | Sep 3, 2025 | Raises | $152.00 → $179.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Jul 28, 2025 | Raises | $159.00 → $168.00 |
| UBS | Jul 25, 2025 | Raises | $164.00 → $165.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Jul 22, 2025 | Lowers | $160.00 → $159.00 |
| TD Cowen | Jul 22, 2025 | Raises | $118.00 → $140.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jul 16, 2025 | Raises | $145.00 → $160.00 |
| Citigroup | Jul 16, 2025 | Raises | $134.00 → $150.00 |
| Raymond James | Jul 15, 2025 | Raises | $155.00 → $172.00 |
| Wolfe Research | Jul 14, 2025 | — | $0.00 → $0.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Jul 10, 2025 | Raises | $142.00 → $160.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jul 9, 2025 | Raises | $151.00 → $168.00 |
| UBS | Jul 8, 2025 | Raises | $150.00 → $164.00 |
| Raymond James | Jun 30, 2025 | Raises | $150.00 → $155.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Jun 18, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $135.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | May 13, 2025 | Raises | $127.00 → $154.00 |
| Mizuho | May 13, 2025 | Raises | $158.00 → $166.00 |
| Barclays | May 12, 2025 | Raises | $140.00 → $141.00 |
| Piper Sandler | May 9, 2025 | Lowers | $144.00 → $140.00 |
| UBS | Apr 28, 2025 | Lowers | $160.00 → $150.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | Apr 28, 2025 | Raises | $115.00 → $127.00 |
| JP Morgan | Apr 28, 2025 | Lowers | $152.00 → $147.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Apr 24, 2025 | Lowers | $160.00 → $145.00 |
| Scotiabank | Apr 11, 2025 | Lowers | $156.00 → $136.00 |
| Raymond James | Apr 9, 2025 | Lowers | $165.00 → $155.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Mar 7, 2025 | Lowers | $149.00 → $144.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jan 31, 2025 | Lowers | $160.00 → $159.00 |
| Mizuho | Jan 8, 2025 | Lowers | $165.00 → $158.00 |
| Mizuho | Dec 16, 2024 | Lowers | $171.00 → $165.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Dec 9, 2024 | Lowers | $165.00 → $160.00 |
| Barclays | Nov 11, 2024 | Lowers | $146.00 → $140.00 |
| TD Cowen | Oct 25, 2024 | Lowers | $145.00 → $140.00 |
| Citigroup | Oct 25, 2024 | Lowers | $192.00 → $176.00 |
| Scotiabank | Oct 10, 2024 | Lowers | $173.00 → $141.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 9, 2024 | Lowers | $172.00 → $165.00 |
| BMO Capital | Oct 4, 2024 | Lowers | $175.00 → $165.00 |
| Barclays | Oct 2, 2024 | Lowers | $165.00 → $146.00 |
| JP Morgan | Oct 2, 2024 | Lowers | $172.00 → $151.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Sep 20, 2024 | Lowers | $169.00 → $123.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sep 16, 2024 | Lowers | $149.00 → $131.00 |
| Mizuho | Sep 16, 2024 | Lowers | $175.00 → $171.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Sep 3, 2024 | Raises | $165.00 → $172.00 |
PT action: Raises
$246.00 → $259.00
PT action: Raises
$247.00 → $255.00
PT action: Raises
$182.00 → $222.00
PT action: Raises
$178.00 → $226.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $203.00
PT action: Raises
$212.00 → $246.00
PT action: Raises
$184.00 → $261.00
PT action: Raises
$236.00 → $263.00
PT action: Raises
$230.00 → $270.00
PT action: Raises
$215.00 → $280.00
PT action: Raises
$220.00 → $292.00
PT action: Raises
$215.00 → $290.00
PT action: Raises
$203.00 → $237.00
PT action: Raises
$190.00 → $212.00
PT action: Raises
$217.00 → $220.00
PT action: Raises
$180.00 → $182.00
PT action: Raises
$175.00 → $180.00
PT action: Raises
$197.00 → $200.00
PT action: Lowers
$223.00 → $217.00
PT action: Raises
$190.00 → $192.00
PT action: Lowers
$198.00 → $195.00
PT action: Raises
$169.00 → $184.00
PT action: Raises
$201.00 → $223.00
PT action: Raises
$216.00 → $220.00
PT action: Raises
$162.00 → $165.00
PT action: Raises
$181.00 → $195.00
PT action: Raises
$200.00 → $201.00
PT action: Raises
$177.00 → $197.00
PT action: Raises
$177.00 → $181.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $216.00
PT action: Raises
$181.00 → $194.00
PT action: Raises
$147.00 → $177.00
PT action: Raises
$151.00 → $169.00
PT action: Raises
$160.00 → $175.00
PT action: Raises
$165.00 → $183.00
PT action: Raises
$135.00 → $185.00
PT action: Raises
$166.00 → $190.00
PT action: Raises
$171.00 → $200.00
PT action: Raises
$170.00 → $177.00
PT action: Raises
$152.00 → $179.00
PT action: Raises
$159.00 → $168.00
PT action: Raises
$164.00 → $165.00
PT action: Lowers
$160.00 → $159.00
PT action: Raises
$118.00 → $140.00
PT action: Raises
$145.00 → $160.00
PT action: Raises
$134.00 → $150.00
PT action: Raises
$155.00 → $172.00
PT action: —
$0.00 → $0.00
PT action: Raises
$142.00 → $160.00
PT action: Raises
$151.00 → $168.00
PT action: Raises
$150.00 → $164.00
PT action: Raises
$150.00 → $155.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $135.00
PT action: Raises
$127.00 → $154.00
PT action: Raises
$158.00 → $166.00
PT action: Raises
$140.00 → $141.00
PT action: Lowers
$144.00 → $140.00
PT action: Lowers
$160.00 → $150.00
PT action: Raises
$115.00 → $127.00
PT action: Lowers
$152.00 → $147.00
PT action: Lowers
$160.00 → $145.00
PT action: Lowers
$156.00 → $136.00
PT action: Lowers
$165.00 → $155.00
PT action: Lowers
$149.00 → $144.00
PT action: Lowers
$160.00 → $159.00
PT action: Lowers
$165.00 → $158.00
PT action: Lowers
$171.00 → $165.00
PT action: Lowers
$165.00 → $160.00
PT action: Lowers
$146.00 → $140.00
PT action: Lowers
$145.00 → $140.00
PT action: Lowers
$192.00 → $176.00
PT action: Lowers
$173.00 → $141.00
PT action: Lowers
$172.00 → $165.00
PT action: Lowers
$175.00 → $165.00
PT action: Lowers
$165.00 → $146.00
PT action: Lowers
$172.00 → $151.00
PT action: Lowers
$169.00 → $123.00
PT action: Lowers
$149.00 → $131.00
PT action: Lowers
$175.00 → $171.00
PT action: Raises
$165.00 → $172.00
Band uses only the revised target (Current column) from firm actions dated within the last 3 months—not the Prior price.
$256.26
Based on 19 analysts
+6.14%
$71.69B
Counts and listings exclude stock awards, gifts, and option exercises—open-market purchases and sales only.
No major insider buying detected recently.
| Date | Name | Position | Transaction | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2026 | FISHER ERIC A | Officer | Sale at price 251.61 per share. | 7,500 |
| 3/12/2026 | FISHER ERIC A | Officer | Sale at price 227.69 - 238.73 per share. | 8,711 |
| 11/21/2025 | FRASER JASON W. | Chief Financial Officer | Sale at price 174.02 per share. | 9,933 |
A. The current target price for Valero Energy Corporation is $256.26, which implies a 6.1% upside from the current price of $241.45. This is based on the consensus of 19 Wall Street analysts.
A. Currently, there are 3 Strong Buy, 7 Buy, 7 Hold, 2 Sell, and 1 Strong Sell ratings. The overall consensus is BUY.
A. Over the past 6 months, there have been 0 insider buys and 3 insider sells. Insider selling is more prominent recently.
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