On May 19, 2023, Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) opened at $112.58, lower -0.25% from the last session. During the day, the shares moved up to $112.89 and dropped to $110.66 before settling in for the closing price of $111.55. Price fluctuations for VLO have ranged from $96.93 to $150.39 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Energy sector has jumped its sales by 13.40% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -23.80% at the time writing. With a float of $359.46 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $369.00 million.
In an organization with 9716 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +10.17, operating margin of +9.60, and the pretax margin is +8.66.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Valero Energy Corporation is 0.20%, while institutional ownership is 82.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 16, was worth 236,521. In this transaction EVP & CCO of this company sold 1,750 shares at a rate of $135.16, taking the stock ownership to the 165,299 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 28, when Company’s COB & CEO sold 37,567 for $127.00, making the entire transaction worth $4,770,919. This insider now owns 569,786 shares in total.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 3/30/2023, the company posted $8.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at $7.23) by $1.04. This company achieved a net margin of +6.50 while generating a return on equity of 54.70. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 4.77 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -23.80% per share during the next fiscal year.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Valero Energy Corporation (VLO). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.00. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.23. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 3.35.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 35.19, a number that is poised to hit 5.38 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.73 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 4.44 million. That was better than the volume of 4.32 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 80.71%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.74.
During the past 100 days, Valero Energy Corporation’s (VLO) raw stochastic average was set at 15.34%, which indicates a significant decrease from 68.87% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 34.46% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 39.24% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $123.28, while its 200-day Moving Average is $124.40. However, in the short run, Valero Energy Corporation’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $112.55. Second resistance stands at $113.84. The third major resistance level sits at $114.78. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $110.32, it is likely to go to the next support level at $109.38. The third support level lies at $108.09 if the price breaches the second support level.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Key Stats
There are currently 361,517K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 40.33 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 176,383 M according to its annual income of 11,528 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 36,439 M and its income totaled 3,067 M.
