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The price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $37.23 in the last session, down -4.08% from day before closing price of $38.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.272 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.95.
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 10.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.96. 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.
On May 10, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $30 to $40.
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 Dec 13 ’24 when Diez-Canseco Russell sold 84,545 shares for $37.23 per share. The transaction valued at 3,147,303 led to the insider holds 660,330 shares of the business.
Diez-Canseco Russell sold 44,728 shares of VITL for $1,684,381 on Dec 12 ’24. The PRESIDENT AND CEO now owns 613,797 shares after completing the transaction at $37.66 per share. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO & JENNIFE, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 84,545 shares for $37.23 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 1630286848 and an Enterprise Value of 1488489600. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.584 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.589.
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 $14.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VITL traded on average about 1.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 836880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 43.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.13M. Insiders hold about 26.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.51% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1732838400 were 9792388 with a Short Ratio of 8.31, compared to 1730332800 on 9129463. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9792388 and a Short% of Float of 33.26.
