VLO · Verdict
More arguments for
A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.
🟡 Valuation- ▲ Forward P/E 7.5 is below the current one — earnings growth expected
🟢 Quality- ▲ Share count down 22% in 3 y — buybacks grow your stake
- ▲ ROE 47% — high return on equity
- ▼ Net margin fell: 6.5% → 1.9%
- ▲ Debt / equity 0.49 — moderate debt
- ▲ Free cash flow positive every year
🟡 Growth- ▼ Revenue falls -11.4% per year (3 y)
- ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +48.3% in 90 days
🟢 Trend- ▲ Over 6 mo stronger than its sector (XLE) by 41%
- ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
- ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
- ▲ Over a year +135% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market
🔴 Risk · context, does not vote- ▼ Volatility 38% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
🟡 Sentiment- ▲ Consensus of 19 analysts — buy
- ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo
🟢 Market · context, does not vote- ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
- ▲ Sector (XLE) above SMA200 — in an uptrend
- ▲ Sector (XLE) over 3 mo is stronger than the market by 17%
The PWA verdict uses less data than the full version: without the history of multiples and peers, F-score, Altman, interest coverage, dividend streak and expected earnings move.