Capital One Financial Weighs in on Vital Energy Q1 Earnings

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Vital Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.45 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.21. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $6.93 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.08 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $459.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $461.58 million. Vital Energy had a net margin of 25.09% and a return on equity of 9.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.16 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Vital Energy from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wolfe Research raised Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Vital Energy from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $48.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Vital Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Vital Energy Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE VTLE opened at $34.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 3.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Vital Energy has a 52-week low of $25.85 and a 52-week high of $58.30.

Institutional Trading of Vital Energy

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vital Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vital Energy by 2,590.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Vital Energy by 234.2% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,630 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vital Energy by 94.4% during the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 1,878.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,000 after purchasing an additional 6,067 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company’s stock.

Vital Energy Company Profile

Vital Energy, Inc, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum, Inc and changed its name to Vital Energy, Inc in January 2023.