NYSE: VLO · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Over the past week, Valero Energy (VLO) drew about 129 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 43% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 63% bullish while Reddit sits at just 18%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 9 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 45% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 18% to News at 63%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
20 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $386.68.
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.
Wall Street’s 45% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 43%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 63% bullish while Reddit sits at 18%, a 45-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Valero Energy (VLO) buzz held moderate around 48.2 while the price drifted up 11.1% 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 3.8M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VLO gained 6.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 44.3 and was variable, swinging between 37.3 and 58.3. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 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 (9 / 9 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 43% |
| Avg price target | $386.68 |
| Most bullish source | News, 63% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 18% |
| Sentiment spread | 45 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 129 |
| Market cap | $127.78B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 18.5 · 10.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $23.99 · 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 43% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 129 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 11 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 13 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 18% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Valero Energy (VLO), averaging 43% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 63% bullish and Reddit at 18%, a 45-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 20 analysts rate VLO a buy.
Of the 20 analysts covering Valero Energy (VLO), 9 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 2 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $386.68. That lines up with the crowd average of 43% bullish.
Valero Energy (VLO)'s cross-source average is bearish at 43% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 47% bullish, News reads 63% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 18% 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 43% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 18% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 75 mentions (58% of total volume). News contributes 43 mentions and Reddit contributes 11 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 43% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
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 43% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean 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 Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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