Closing Bell Recap: Vital Energy Inc. (VTLE) Ends at 36.27, Reflecting a -0.22 Downturn

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Vital Energy Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) closed the day trading at $36.27 down -0.22% from the previous closing price of $36.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. VTLE stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.295 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.092.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of VTLE, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.61.

On July 18, 2024, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $50.

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 Aug 12 ’24 when PIGOTT M. JASON bought 2,500 shares for $37.85 per share. The transaction valued at 94,625 led to the insider holds 169,389 shares of the business.

Lancaster Lori A bought 1,000 shares of VTLE for $45,030 on Dec 01 ’23. The Director now owns 1,747 shares after completing the transaction at $45.03 per share. On Oct 02 ’23, another insider, Denny Mark David, who serves as the SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary of the company, sold 5,496 shares for $54.75 each. As a result, the insider received 300,906 and left with 18,494 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 1387741056 and an Enterprise Value of 3059094272. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 3.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.664 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.661.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $62.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.18%.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, VTLE traded about 970.35K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VTLE traded about 1138630 shares per day. A total of 35.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.05M. Insiders hold about 39.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.64% stake in the company. Shares short for VTLE as of 1722384000 were 5631319 with a Short Ratio of 5.80, compared to 1719532800 on 5881851. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5631319 and a Short% of Float of 21.72.

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