After finishing at $50.83 in the prior trading day, Vital Energy Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) closed at $49.59, down -2.44%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 931441 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VTLE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
On December 08, 2023, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $48.
On December 06, 2023, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $58.KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its Overweight rating on December 06, 2023, with a $58 target price.
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 Dec 01 ’23 when Lancaster Lori A bought 1,000 shares for $45.03 per share. The transaction valued at 45,030 led to the insider holds 1,747 shares of the business.
Denny Mark David sold 5,496 shares of VTLE for $300,906 on Oct 02 ’23. The SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary now owns 18,494 shares after completing the transaction at $54.75 per share. On May 19 ’23, another insider, SEGNER EDMUND P III, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,155 shares for $44.00 each. As a result, the insider received 50,820 and left with 14,328 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, VTLE now has a Market Capitalization of 1.82B and an Enterprise Value of 3.56B. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 1.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.30 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.18.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VTLE has reached a high of $62.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 46.58, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.88.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 740.86K shares per day over the past 3-months and 790.79k shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 35.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 20.81M. Insiders hold about 43.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.31% stake in the company. Shares short for VTLE as of Feb 29, 2024 were 6.85M with a Short Ratio of 9.24, compared to 6.24M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18.86% and a Short% of Float of 22.17%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 12 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $2.08 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $2.4 and a low estimate of $1.67, while EPS last year was $4.5. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.23, with high estimates of $2.66 and low estimates of $1.98.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.76 and $5.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.31. EPS for the following year is $10.56, with 11 analysts recommending between $13.86 and $7.19.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $462.74M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $492M to a low estimate of $424.97M. As of the current estimate, Vital Energy Inc.’s year-ago sales were $332.51M, an estimated increase of 39.20% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $471.14M, an increase of 37.00% less than the figure of $39.20% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $497M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $452.8M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTLE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.01B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.64B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.55B, up 21.20% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.22B and the low estimate is $1.67B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 1.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
