NYSE: VLO · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Over the past week, Valero Energy (VLO) drew about 137 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 51% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 9 of 19 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 Hold.
Wall Street’s 47% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
19 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 3 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $273.94.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Wall Street’s 47% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 51%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Valero Energy (VLO) buzz held moderate around 42.6 while the price drifted up 23.5% 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 3.3M shares. Updated Jul 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VLO gained 11.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 52.2 and was variable, swinging between 39.1 and 71.7. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Valero Energy (VLO) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 62/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 51% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 137 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 2 mentions across 6 tracked subreddits. The tone is 0% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Valero Energy (VLO), averaging 51% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 100% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 19 analysts rate VLO a buy.
Of the 19 analysts covering Valero Energy (VLO), 9 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 3 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $273.94. That lines up with the crowd average of 51% bullish.
Valero Energy (VLO) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 54% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 62/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Valero Energy (VLO). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X and News. The hold signal carries 62/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 133 mentions (97% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions and News contributes 2 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources, while x and news show rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VLO's hold signal at 62/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across 3 tracked sources. 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.
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