Rothschild Investment LLC Has $68,000 Stock Holdings in Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL)

Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in shares of Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) by 191.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,814 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,191 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Vital Farms were worth $68,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Vital Farms in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vital Farms in the 4th quarter valued at $62,000. Principal Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vital Farms by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Vital Farms by 87.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 1,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Values First Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vital Farms in the 4th quarter valued at $199,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.59% of the company’s stock.

Vital Farms Trading Up 5.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VITL opened at $33.88 on Thursday. Vital Farms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.27 and a 52-week high of $48.41. The company has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.25 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 3.24.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on VITL. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Craig Hallum began coverage on Vital Farms in a report on Friday, December 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Vital Farms from $34.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Vital Farms from $45.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.57.

Insider Activity at Vital Farms

In other Vital Farms news, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 24,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total transaction of $916,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 7,038,890 shares in the company, valued at $268,815,209.10. This trade represents a 0.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 44,728 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.66, for a total transaction of $1,684,456.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 613,797 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,115,595.02. This trade represents a 6.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 190,202 shares of company stock worth $7,855,957. Insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

About Vital Farms

Vital Farms, Inc, a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.