NYSE: VLO · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Over the past week, Valero Energy (VLO) drew about 207 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 67% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 95% bullish while X sits at just 46%. Wall Street is more cautious, 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 Buy.
Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 46% to News at 95%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
20 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 10 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $319.63.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 17 points hotter than the 50% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 95% bullish while X sits at 46%, a 49-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Valero Energy (VLO) buzz held subdued around 39.0 while the price drifted up 22.4% 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 2.4M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, VLO gained 7.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 40.8 and was variable, swinging between 24.7 and 61.7. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 22 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 | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (10 / 8 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 67% |
| Avg price target | $319.63 |
| Most bullish source | News, 95% |
| Most bearish source | X, 46% |
| Sentiment spread | 49 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 207 |
| Market cap | $106.73B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 15.5 · 13.6 |
| 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 buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 67% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 207 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 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 11 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 60% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Valero Energy (VLO), averaging 67% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 95% bullish and X at 46%, a 49-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, 8 a hold and 2 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $319.63. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 67%.
Valero Energy (VLO)'s cross-source average is bullish at 67% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. Reddit reads 60% bullish, News reads 95% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 46% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Valero Energy (VLO) at 67% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 46% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 165 mentions (80% of total volume). News contributes 37 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 67% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VLO's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 67% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. 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 Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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