Q2 Earnings Forecast for Vital Farms Issued By William Blair

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vital Farms in a research report issued on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen expects that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vital Farms' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Vital Farms' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.08. Vital Farms had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The firm had revenue of $165.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.32 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $52.00 target price on shares of Vital Farms in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Craig Hallum initiated coverage on Vital Farms in a research report on Friday, December 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Vital Farms from $45.00 to $41.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Vital Farms from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Vital Farms from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $44.57.

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Vital Farms Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VITL traded down $0.39 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $30.39. The stock had a trading volume of 1,034,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 966,450. Vital Farms has a 1 year low of $19.22 and a 1 year high of $48.41. The firm's 50 day moving average is $38.21 and its 200-day moving average is $35.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.13 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 3.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Farms

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VITL. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Vital Farms by 417.8% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,431,024 shares of the company's stock worth $91,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,961,550 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,236,848 shares of the company's stock worth $84,307,000 after purchasing an additional 87,980 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 516,139 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 64.6% during the fourth quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,058,753 shares of the company's stock worth $39,904,000 after purchasing an additional 415,614 shares during the period. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vital Farms by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 955,895 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,028,000 after buying an additional 89,772 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vital Farms

In other news, CMO Kathryn Mckeon sold 12,300 shares of Vital Farms stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.08, for a total value of $517,584.00. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 46,203 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,944,222.24. The trade was a 21.02 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 24,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total transaction of $916,560.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,038,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $268,815,209.10. This represents a 0.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 190,202 shares of company stock worth $7,855,957. 27.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vital Farms Company Profile

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.