Valero Energy Corp (VLO)
Red 📈 GrowthEnergy · As of 17 July 2026
Price chart — 52 weeks
OakBag’s model puts the fair value of Valero Energy Corp (VLO) at about $139.34, against a recent price of $309.65 — a margin of safety of ≤ -122%. On that basis the traffic light is set so it looks expensive or risky. The estimate blends up to 3 independent valuation methods and is benchmarked against other Energy names. It is a model estimate for research, not a price target or a recommendation.
Fair value vs. price
- Current price
- $309.65
- Estimated fair value
- $139.34
- Margin of safety
- ≤ -122%
- Growth fair value
- $319.13
- Margin of safety (growth)
- +3%
How the fair value is built
Knock-out safety checks failed
- Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
- Negative equity
- Excessive leverage
- Illiquid
- Penny / micro-cap
- Stale fundamentals
- Piotroski F-score
- 7 / 9
- Beneish M-score
- -0.90
Quality & factor profile
Retail attention
- Attention
- 64 / 100
- Mentions today
- 1
- Spike vs. 24h ago
- 1×
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Frequently asked questions
Is Valero Energy (VLO) undervalued?
On OakBag’s model, Valero Energy Corp looks expensive or risky: the estimated fair value is $139.34 versus a recent price of $309.65, a margin of safety of ≤ -122%. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
What is VLO’s fair value estimate?
OakBag estimates Valero Energy Corp’s fair value at about $139.34, blending up to 3 methods — peer P/E, price-to-book, peer EV/EBITDA, a machine-learning valuation and a cash-flow DCF — clipped to a sensible band and taken at the median.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. Here it is ≤ -122%. A positive number means the model sees the stock as cheap; OakBag only turns a stock green above +15%.
Does a green verdict mean I should buy VLO?
No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.
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