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The price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $37.72 in the last session, down -4.09% from day before closing price of $39.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.505 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.59.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VITL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.81 and its Current Ratio is at 3.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on December 20, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $50.
On August 09, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $44.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on May 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $30 to $40.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’24 when OHAYER MATTHEW sold 24,000 shares for $38.19 per share. The transaction valued at 916,477 led to the insider holds 7,038,890 shares of the business.
Diez-Canseco Russell sold 84,545 shares of VITL for $3,147,303 on Dec 13 ’24. The PRESIDENT AND CEO now owns 660,330 shares after completing the transaction at $37.23 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Diez-Canseco Russell, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CEO of the company, sold 44,728 shares for $37.66 each. As a result, the insider received 1,684,381 and left with 613,797 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, VITL now has a Market Capitalization of 1651743744 and an Enterprise Value of 1596212096. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.771 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.152.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VITL has reached a high of $48.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.81%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VITL traded on average about 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 887230 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 43.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.10M. Insiders hold about 26.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.51% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1732838400 were 9792388 with a Short Ratio of 6.39, compared to 1730332800 on 9129463. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9792388 and a Short% of Float of 33.26.
