Q1 EPS Estimates for Vital Energy Raised by Analyst

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Vital Energy in a report released on Tuesday, November 26th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.86. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.90 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.66 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on VTLE. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Vital Energy from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Vital Energy from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Vital Energy from $66.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, KeyCorp cut shares of Vital Energy from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $47.09.

Vital Energy Trading Up 1.9 %

NYSE VTLE traded up $0.60 on Thursday, reaching $32.25. The stock had a trading volume of 656,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 908,433. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $29.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.97. Vital Energy has a 12-month low of $25.85 and a 12-month high of $58.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 3.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vital Energy

In other Vital Energy news, COO Kathryn Anne Hill sold 2,023 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total value of $61,135.06. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 29,091 shares in the company, valued at $879,130.02. This represents a 6.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark David Denny sold 5,145 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total transaction of $155,481.90. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 26,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $796,538.76. The trade was a 16.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 17,168 shares of company stock worth $502,017 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTLE. CWM LLC raised its stake in Vital Energy by 400.9% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 581 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vital Energy in the third quarter valued at $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 2,590.7% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company's stock.

About Vital Energy

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.