Is Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Stock About to Get Hot Tuesday?

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) stock has risen 5.03% over the past week and gets a Bullish rating from InvestorsObserver Sentiment Indicator.

Valero Energy Corporation has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on VLO!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

Sentiment uses short term technical analysis to gauge whether a stock is desired by investors. As a technical indicator, it focuses on recent trends as opposed to the long term health of the underlying company. Updates for the company such as a earnings release can move the stock away from current trends. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With VLO Stock Today?

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) stock has fallen -0.37% while the S&P 500 is higher by 1.3% as of 11:52 AM on Tuesday, Oct 5. VLO has fallen -$0.28 from the previous closing price of $75.03 on volume of 2,135,686 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 has risen 27.80% while VLO is higher by 73.55%. VLO lost -$3.37 per share in the over the last 12 months. To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for Valero Energy Corporation click here.

More About Valero Energy Corporation

Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 275 million gallons per year of renewable diesel. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Valero Energy Corporation stock.