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The price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $45.12 in the last session, up 1.64% from day before closing price of $44.39. In other words, the price has increased by $1.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.92.
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 12.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.67. 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, Craig Hallum on December 20, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $50.
On August 09, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $44.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on May 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised 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 Jan 21 ’25 when OHAYER MATTHEW sold 24,000 shares for $43.19 per share. The transaction valued at 1,036,579 led to the insider holds 7,014,890 shares of the business.
McKeon Kathryn sold 12,300 shares of VITL for $541,815 on Jan 17 ’25. The CMO and GM, Butter now owns 46,203 shares after completing the transaction at $44.05 per share. On Jan 17 ’25, another insider, Bal Joanne, who serves as the GC, SEC. AND HEAD OF IMPACT of the company, sold 28,246 shares for $45.10 each. As a result, the insider received 1,273,895 and left with 59,371 shares of the company.
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 1975786752 and an Enterprise Value of 1833989888. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 36.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.183 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.6.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VITL is 0.91, which has changed by 1.9732082 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24440956 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 $14.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 24.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.83%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VITL traded on average about 1.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1278590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 43.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.10M. Insiders hold about 26.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.87% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1735603200 were 6567580 with a Short Ratio of 5.78, compared to 1732838400 on 9792388. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6567580 and a Short% of Float of 22.299999.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Vital Farms Inc (VITL) is currently in progress, with 7.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.37, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.16 and $1.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.12. EPS for the following year is $1.22, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.35 and $1.01.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $160.45M. It ranges from a high estimate of $162M to a low estimate of $159.3M. As of the current estimate, Vital Farms Inc’s year-ago sales were $135.81MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $176.18M. There is a high estimate of $180M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $170M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VITL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $602.32M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $599.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $600.73M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $471.86MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $712.27M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $726.3M and the low estimate is $690M.
