Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Valero Energy Corp shares valued at $1,728,540 were sold by Fraser Jason W. on Nov 21 ’25. At $174.02 per share, Fraser Jason W. sold 9,933 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 134,196 shares worth approximately $23.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jason Fraser purchased 9,933 shares, netting a total of over 1,710,859 in proceeds.
Before that, Gorder Joseph W had added 76,560 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $10,483,897, the Former Officer bought Valero Energy Corp shares for $136.94 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Erste Group on November 10, 2025, Valero Energy Corp [VLO] has been a Buy. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of October 03, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for VLO. Earlier on September 03, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VLO stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VLO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Valero Energy Corp [NYSE: VLO] plunged -1.19% to $174.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $171.65, but it reached a high of $177.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.28%. Over the course of the year, Valero Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 24.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $185.62 on 11/18/25 and a 52-week low of $99.00 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Valero Energy Corp (VLO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 171.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 168.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 177.98. The next price resistance is at 181.00. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Valero Energy Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Valero Energy Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.57 million shares to 11.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 11.93 million shares. A decline of -5.02% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.09.
Which companies own the most shares of Valero Energy Corp (VLO)?
In terms of Valero Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 186.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.34% from the previous closing price of $177.05. Analysts anticipate Valero Energy Corp stock to reach 201 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 162. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked Valero Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 22, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $140.
