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After finishing at $31.00 in the prior trading day, Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) closed at $30.27, down -2.35%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.05.
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 8.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.46. 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.
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, Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.
On February 28, 2025, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $44.
On January 27, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $52.Telsey Advisory Group initiated its Outperform rating on January 27, 2025, with a $52 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 Mar 24 ’25 when OHAYER MATTHEW sold 4,000 shares for $31.39 per share. The transaction valued at 125,560 led to the insider holds 6,966,890 shares of the business.
OHAYER MATTHEW sold 20,000 shares of VITL for $589,200 on Mar 19 ’25. The EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON now owns 6,970,890 shares after completing the transaction at $29.46 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Khoury Karl, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,839 shares for $31.02 each. As a result, the insider received 336,226 and left with 131,366 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 1371984768 and an Enterprise Value of 1198092544. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.62. 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 2.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.976 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.632.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VITL is 0.96, which has changed by 0.2804569 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $22.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 911680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 44.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.54M. Insiders hold about 26.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.96% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1741910400 were 6585304 with a Short Ratio of 5.61, compared to 1739491200 on 6789539. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6585304 and a Short% of Float of 22.009999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
