Market Recap Check: Vital Farms Inc (VITL)’s Negative Finish at 29.32, Up/Down -8.20

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The price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $29.32 in the last session, down -8.20% from day before closing price of $31.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.45 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.02.

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 8.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.83 and its Current Ratio is at 3.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.

On January 27, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $52.

On December 20, 2024, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $50.Craig Hallum initiated its Buy rating on December 20, 2024, with a $50 target price.

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 Mar 12 ’25 when RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO bought 45,372 shares for $31.60 per share.

OHAYER MATTHEW sold 24,000 shares of VITL for $838,575 on Feb 19 ’25. The EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON now owns 6,990,890 shares after completing the transaction at $34.94 per share. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, MATTHEW O’HAYER, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 96,000 shares for $34.31 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 1297629824 and an Enterprise Value of 1156047872. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.907 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.083.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VITL is 0.94, which has changed by 0.35866547 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 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 $20.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.27%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, VITL traded on average about 1.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1415250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 44.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.46M. Insiders hold about 26.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.94% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1740700800 were 6187554 with a Short Ratio of 5.33, compared to 1738281600 on 5856866. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6187554 and a Short% of Float of 20.68.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 7.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.33 and low estimates of $0.27.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.35 and $1.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.27. EPS for the following year is $1.53, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $1.67 and $1.43.

Revenue Estimates

According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $164.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $173.03M to a low estimate of $160.5M. As of the current estimate, Vital Farms Inc’s year-ago sales were $147.93MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $172.64M. There is a high estimate of $178.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $169.5M.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VITL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $744.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $737.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $740.93M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $606.31MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $873.08M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $904.5M and the low estimate is $825M.

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