The rating firm gave a Neutral rating to this stock in a research note on April 11, 2016. They now have a United States dollars 60 price target on the stock.
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VLO has been the subject of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Valero Energy Corp. from $57.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 10th. Valero Energy Corporation was Downgraded by Tudor Pickering to ” Hold” on May 16, 2016.
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. The mean price target is calculated keeping in view the consensus of 14 brokerage firms. Valero also used some of that cash to buy back 7.5 million shares of its own stock for $401 million. (NYSE:VLO) opened at 49.88 on Monday. Operating earnings of $865 million surged $93 million, or 12 percent, on lower product costs, higher volumes and cost savings, partially offset by a $36 million negative currency impact. The firm has a market cap of $23.43 billion and a PE ratio of 6.92. The stock’s 200-day MA is $45.96 and, for now, the stock price is trading $-3.71 or -8.07% away from that point. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.07 per share. They expect $1.89 EPS, down 28.95% or $0.77 from last year’s $2.66 per share. The firm earned $19.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.79 billion. The company’s revenue was down -22.0% compared to the same quarter previous year. Its quick ratio for most recent quarter is 1.30 along with current ratio for most recent quarter of 2.20. Analysts anticipate that Valero Energy Corp. will post $3.88 EPS for the current year. The stock’s institutional ownership stands at 82.50%.
Ratings analysis reveals 50% of Valero Energy Corporation’s analysts are positive. Stock value has moved between $17.84 – 50.62 in last one year. Over the past 5 years, the company has gotten into the habit of buying back a lot of stock that has led to a pretty significant reduction in shares outstanding. Foundation Resource Management Inc owns 408,837 shares or 5.39% of their U.S. portfolio.
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