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Valero Energy CorporationVLO

Energy

Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates VLO as Neutral. Valero Energy Corporation has a market cap of $83.35B, a P/E of 20.49, a 3.6% net margin, and 6.6% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 11, 2026

The case on VLO

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case

Strong free cash flow of $4.79B supports capital return and reinvestment capacity
Leverage metrics are healthy with debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43x
Current price above both SMA20 and SMA50, indicating uptrend
MACD histogram is expanding, signaling strengthening bullish momentum
Forward P/E of 12.80x is below current P/E, suggesting earnings growth expectations

Bear case

RSI at 79.68 indicates overbought conditions, increasing near-term pullback risk
Price approaching upper Bollinger Band at $287.47, creating resistance zone
Net profit margin of 3.57% is relatively low despite industry tailwinds
PEG ratio of 4.08x suggests potential overvaluation relative to growth rate
Dividend yield of 171.00% is anomalous and likely reflects distorted payout ratio or data error

Key facts

Sector

Energy

Market cap

$83.35B

P/E ratio

20.49

Gross margin

14.6%

Net margin

3.6%

Rev growth YoY

6.6%

Price (Jul 11, 2026)

$280.69

Peers

Clustered with VLO by analysis-profile similarity.

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How ASignal analyzes VLO

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