Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Today's Featured Energy Winner
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) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Valero Energy Corporation rose 68 cents (2.4%) to $28.88 on light volume. Throughout the day, 5.6 million shares of Valero Energy Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of nine million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $28.23-$28.97 after having opened the day at $28.32 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.20. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were:
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), up 15.8%,
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), up 11.9%,
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), up 11.1%, and
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limite
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), up 7.2%.
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Valero Energy Corporation operates as an independent petroleum refining and marketing company. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Ethanol, and Retail. Valero Energy Corporation has a market cap of $15.86 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.2, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 34% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Valero Energy Corporation a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and four rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Valero Energy Corporation as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Valero Energy Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
HKN
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HKN
), down 21.3%,
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), down 11.1%,
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporat
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), down 9.3%, and
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), down 9.1%, were all laggards within the energy industry with
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) being today's energy industry laggard.
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