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The price of Vital Energy Inc (NYSE: VTLE) closed at $15.82 in the last session, up 3.13% from day before closing price of $15.34. In other words, the price has increased by $3.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VTLE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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.
On March 05, 2025, Siebert Williams Shank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $62 to $27.
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 Apr 03 ’25 when Campbell Richard D bought 5,000 shares for $17.75 per share. The transaction valued at 88,750 led to the insider holds 43,072 shares of the business.
Denny Mark David sold 5,974 shares of VTLE for $123,841 on Mar 11 ’25. The EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary now owns 42,494 shares after completing the transaction at $20.73 per share. On Mar 11 ’25, another insider, Lemmerman Bryan, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $20.73 each. As a result, the insider received 207,300 and left with 97,556 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.22.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $55.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.36%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 38.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.99M. Insiders hold about 32.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.61% stake in the company.
