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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Valero Energy, Raises Price Target to $411
Morgan Stanley analyst Joe Laetsch maintains Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $255 to $411.
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