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title: "Valero Energy Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) shares fell 1.08% to $346.26 on Wednesday, underperforming the broader market and key competitors like Chevron and ConocoPhillips despite a positive trading session for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones. The decline ended a two-day winning streak, with VLO closing just 1.35% below its 52-week high of $351.00 reached in August. Trading volume was notably lower than the 50-day average."
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# Valero Energy Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) shed 1.08% to $346.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Valero Energy Corp. closed 1.35% short of its 52-week high of $351.00, which the company reached on August 18th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 0.48% to $164.77, Chevron Corp. (CVX) rose 0.88% to $205.76, and ConocoPhillips (COP) rose 0.66% to $130.58.

Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 678,371 below its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.

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