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The closing price of Vital Energy Inc (NYSE: VTLE) was $14.82 for the day, down -0.74% from the previous closing price of $14.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. VTLE stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.3796 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.69.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VTLE’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 573525120 and an Enterprise Value of 2908248064. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.503 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.0.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTLE is 1.63, which has changed by -0.6065835 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $39.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.43%.
Shares Statistics:
VTLE traded an average of 1.33M shares per day over the past three months and 1361390 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 38.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.20M. Insiders hold about 21.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.45% stake in the company. Shares short for VTLE as of 1752537600 were 7449196 with a Short Ratio of 5.59, compared to 1749772800 on 7536654. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7449196 and a Short% of Float of 29.220000000000002.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 7.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.02, with high estimates of $2.26 and low estimates of $1.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.25 and $6.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.82. EPS for the following year is $4.7, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $8.03 and $1.09.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $479.01M to a low estimate of $441M. As of the current estimate, Vital Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $459.23MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $514.63M. There is a high estimate of $541M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $495M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTLE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.95BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.12B and the low estimate is $1.67B.
