NYSE: VLO · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Over the past week, Valero Energy (VLO) drew about 94 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 33% bullish but is sharply divided: Reddit runs 50% bullish while News sits at just 8%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 10 of 20 analysts rating VLO a buy.
There is little buzz around VLO this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 8% to Reddit at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
20 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 10 buy calls against 3 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $317.89.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 17 points above the crowd average of 33%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 50% bullish while News sits at 8%, a 42-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Valero Energy (VLO) buzz held subdued around 24.7 while the price drifted up 12.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.5M shares. Updated Aug 29, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VLO gained 3.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.5 and was relatively stable, swinging between 24.7 and 37.7. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 16 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (10 / 7 / 3) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 33% |
| Avg price target | $317.89 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 50% |
| Most bearish source | News, 8% |
| Sentiment spread | 42 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 94 |
| Market cap | $99.79B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 14.5 · 9.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $23.98 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $132.43B · 5% margin |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Valero Energy (VLO) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 33% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 94 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Valero Energy (VLO) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 11 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 50% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Valero Energy (VLO), averaging 33% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 50% bullish and News at 8%, a 42-point spread. On the professional side, 10 of 20 analysts rate VLO a buy.
Of the 20 analysts covering Valero Energy (VLO), 10 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 3 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $317.89. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 33% bullish.
Valero Energy (VLO)'s cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. Reddit reads 50% bullish, X reads 41% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 8% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Valero Energy (VLO) at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is news at 8% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 73 mentions (78% of total volume). X contributes 17 mentions and Reddit contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VLO's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The VLO sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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