Bank of America upgraded shares of Valero Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $152.00 to $179.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Valero Energy from $165.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $165.00.