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As of close of business last night, Vital Farms Inc’s stock clocked out at $43.14, up 1.10% from its previous closing price of $42.67. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.77.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VITL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.23. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 13 ’25 when McKeon Kathryn sold 12,300 shares for $42.08 per share. The transaction valued at 517,584 led to the insider holds 46,203 shares of the business.
Diez-Canseco Russell sold 44,628 shares of VITL for $1,884,910 on Jan 13 ’25. The PRESIDENT AND CEO now owns 668,202 shares after completing the transaction at $42.24 per share. On Jan 13 ’25, another insider, KATHRYN MCKEON, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,300 shares for $40.13 each.
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 1889083264 and an Enterprise Value of 1747286400. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 35.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.033 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.343.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VITL is 0.88, which has changed by 1.961138 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 21.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VITL traded 1.14M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1015100 shares per day over the past ten 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 89.02% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1735603200 were 6567580 with a Short Ratio of 5.74, compared to 1732838400 on 9792388. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6567580 and a Short% of Float of 22.299999.
