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After finishing at $33.88 in the prior trading day, Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $30.79, down -9.12%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.09 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VITL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.29. 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, Telsey Advisory Group on January 27, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $52.
On December 20, 2024, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $50.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
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 Feb 19 ’25 when OHAYER MATTHEW sold 24,000 shares for $34.94 per share. The transaction valued at 838,575 led to the insider holds 6,990,890 shares of the business.
MATTHEW O’HAYER bought 96,000 shares of VITL for $3,293,760 on Feb 19 ’25. On Feb 12 ’25, another insider, Diez-Canseco Russell, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CEO of the company, sold 44,970 shares for $35.27 each. As a result, the insider received 1,586,092 and left with 675,732 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.31.
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 $17.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.02%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 43.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.11M. Insiders hold about 26.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.83% stake in the company.
