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The price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $34.77 in the last session, down -1.72% from day before closing price of $35.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded.
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 9.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.17. 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, Telsey Advisory Group on January 27, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $52.
On December 20, 2024, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $50.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
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 Feb 19 ’25 when MATTHEW O’HAYER bought 96,000 shares for $34.31 per share.
Diez-Canseco Russell sold 44,970 shares of VITL for $1,586,092 on Feb 12 ’25. The PRESIDENT AND CEO now owns 675,732 shares after completing the transaction at $35.27 per share. On Feb 12 ’25, another insider, RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 44,970 shares for $35.71 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.00.
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 $15.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.17%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 43.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.11M. Insiders hold about 26.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.04% stake in the company.
