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Vital Energy Inc (NYSE: VTLE) closed the day trading at $18.1 down -2.58% from the previous closing price of $18.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. VTLE stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.79.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VTLE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
On April 07, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $17. Siebert Williams Shank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on March 05, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $62 to $27.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 14 ’25 when Lambert Lisa Marie bought 16,994 shares for $18.14 per share.
Campbell Richard D sold 250,000 shares of VTLE for $4,562,953 on Jul 09 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 7,618,933 shares after completing the transaction at $18.25 per share. On Jul 10 ’25, another insider, Campbell Richard D, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $18.12 each. As a result, the insider received 906,235 and left with 7,568,933 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VTLE now has a Market Capitalization of 700408448 and an Enterprise Value of 2988748544. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.576 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.397.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTLE is 0.98, which has changed by -0.42521435 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $36.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.60%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VTLE traded about 664.68K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VTLE traded about 467190 shares per day. A total of 38.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.50M. Insiders hold about 21.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.00% stake in the company. Shares short for VTLE as of 1764288000 were 5578987 with a Short Ratio of 8.39, compared to 1761868800 on 5891225. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5578987 and a Short% of Float of 21.95.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 11.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.23, with high estimates of $2.26 and low estimates of $0.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.31 and $7.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.16. EPS for the following year is $4.67, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $6.73 and $2.88.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $493.2M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $517M to a low estimate of $429M. As of. The current estimate, Vital Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $534.37MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $447.59M. There is a high estimate of $466M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $434M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTLE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.93B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.95BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.89B and the low estimate is $1.7B.
