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Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed the day trading at $34.16 down -1.16% from the previous closing price of $34.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VITL, 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 9.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 99.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.91 and its Current Ratio is at 3.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
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, BMO Capital Markets on May 06, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $44.
On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $30.
Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on February 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
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 May 12 ’25 when RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO bought 45,143 shares for $33.82 per share.
OHAYER MATTHEW sold 24,000 shares of VITL for $784,320 on Apr 21 ’25. The EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON now owns 6,942,890 shares after completing the transaction at $32.68 per share. On Apr 14 ’25, another insider, Diez-Canseco Russell, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CEO of the company, sold 45,124 shares for $33.69 each. As a result, the insider received 1,520,228 and left with 703,736 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.26.
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 $27.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.63%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 44.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.82M. Insiders hold about 24.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.76% stake in the company.
