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Vital Energy Inc (NYSE: VTLE) closed the day trading at $20.94 down -0.14% from the previous closing price of $20.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.11 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VTLE, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
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 the company, Siebert Williams Shank on March 05, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $27 from $62 previously.
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 Oct 08 ’24 when Denny Mark David sold 5,145 shares for $30.22 per share. The transaction valued at 155,482 led to the insider holds 26,358 shares of the business.
Hill Kathryn Anne sold 2,023 shares of VTLE for $61,135 on Oct 08 ’24. The SVP & Chief Operating Officer now owns 29,091 shares after completing the transaction at $30.22 per share. On Oct 10 ’24, another insider, Lemmerman Bryan, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $28.54 each. As a result, the insider received 285,400 and left with 77,516 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.30.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $58.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -33.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -39.56%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 38.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.54M. Insiders hold about 33.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.22% stake in the company.
