Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Vital Farms (VITL)

Vital Farms (NASDAQ: VITL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/28/2025 – Vital Farms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at William Blair.
• 2/28/2025 – Vital Farms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Vital Farms was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $44.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/18/2025 – Vital Farms had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Vital Farms is now covered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They set an “outperform” rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Vital Farms had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $34.00 to $44.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – Vital Farms had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $41.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Vital Farms Price Performance

NASDAQ:VITL opened at $30.39 on Friday. Vital Farms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $19.22 and a 52 week high of $48.41. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $38.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.69. The company has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.13 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 2.81, a current ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $165.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.32 million. Vital Farms had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 22.29%. Equities analysts expect that Vital Farms, Inc. will post 1.11 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 44,728 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.66, for a total value of $1,684,456.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 613,797 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,115,595.02. The trade was a 6.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 24,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total value of $916,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 7,038,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $268,815,209.10. This trade represents a 0.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 190,202 shares of company stock valued at $7,855,957. Company insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vital Farms

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 417.8% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,431,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,625,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961,550 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,236,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,307,000 after acquiring an additional 87,980 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vital Farms by 78.7% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,171,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,172,000 after acquiring an additional 516,139 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC raised its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 64.6% in the fourth quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,058,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,904,000 after acquiring an additional 415,614 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vital Farms by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 955,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,028,000 after purchasing an additional 89,772 shares during the period. 98.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.