Jul. 17 at 7:18 PM
$VLO "Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) carries a highly bullish long-term consensus outlook of "Moderate Buy" on Wall Street, supported by a rapid surge in refining margins and an extensive new capital return program. While some analysts point to macro downside risks due to a staggering 87%+ multi-month rally, leading brokerages like Raymond James have recently boosted individual price targets to as high as
$340.00.
The stock is trading up today at
$307.17, actively pushing against its brand new 52-week and lifetime high of
$307.58.
Yesterday (July 16, 2026), Valero's Board authorized a massive new
$5.0 Billion share repurchase program. This operates on top of an existing
$1.4 billion remaining buyback cushion, totaling
$6.4 billion in imminent buyback liquidity.
Global refining network disruptions and tight U.S. fuel inventories continue to keep Valero's complex refinery throughput highly profitable, enabling refining margins to robustly hover near
$14.90 per barrel."
