Investors seeking to outperform the market often focus on hand-picking stocks. Selecting the right ones has proven to be a key factor in boosting wealth.
Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed the day trading at $37.16 down -0.50% from the previous closing price of $37.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.75.
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 9.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.64. 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:
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 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 1627221504 and an Enterprise Value of 1485424256. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.578 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.545.
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 6.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.68%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VITL traded about 1.16M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VITL traded about 864250 shares per day. 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 1734048000 were 7444148 with a Short Ratio of 6.42, compared to 1731628800 on 8518460. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7444148 and a Short% of Float of 25.280002000000003.
