Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil refining giant Valero Energy (VLO 0.08%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Valero and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Valero facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
San Antonio, Texas (1955) |
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Market Cap |
$25.2 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas refining and marketing |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$138.3 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO William Klesse President/COO Joseph Gorder |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
10.5% |
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Cash/Debt |
$1.7 billion / $7.1 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
1.8% |
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Competitors |
BP Chevron ExxonMobil |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 4,523 members who have rated Valero believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star BudandMolly, succinctly summed up the Valero bull case for our community:
Refiners have a monopoly on gas production. Due to regulation there is a virtual block to any new refineries or even expansion of existing ones leaving them without competition. Limited production of gasoline keeps prices high and as oil prices come down due to domestic production increases the spread of input costs to output prices increases.
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