ExxonMobil (XOM -2.01%) has gone from a decade of being a laggard stock to being highly profitable and a winning investment. But it may not be the best oil stock to buy today. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe explain why Valero Energy (VLO -0.24%), with a super-strong business and a dirt-cheap valuation, may be the smarter energy stock to buy right now. 

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Feb. 9, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 19, 2023.