Telsey Advisory Group Weighs in on Vital Farms Q1 Earnings

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vital Farms in a research report issued on Friday, February 28th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst S. Vora now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.37. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Outperform" rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vital Farms' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Vital Farms' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on VITL. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Vital Farms in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Vital Farms from $45.00 to $41.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Craig Hallum started coverage on Vital Farms in a research note on Friday, December 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $50.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Vital Farms from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised Vital Farms from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $44.57.

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Vital Farms Stock Down 1.3 %

VITL stock traded down $0.39 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $30.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,034,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 966,450. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.24 and a quick ratio of 2.81. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.69. The company has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.13 and a beta of 0.95. Vital Farms has a 52 week low of $19.22 and a 52 week high of $48.41.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CMO Kathryn Mckeon sold 12,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.08, for a total transaction of $517,584.00. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 46,203 shares in the company, 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 at this hyperlink. Also, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 24,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total value of $916,560.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,038,890 shares in the company, valued at $268,815,209.10. This represents a 0.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 190,202 shares of company stock worth $7,855,957 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vital Farms

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VITL. Wellington Management Group LLP grew 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 last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vital Farms by 78.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,171,950 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,172,000 after buying an additional 516,139 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its position in shares of Vital Farms by 64.6% in the 4th quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,058,753 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,904,000 after buying an additional 415,614 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Vital Farms by 106.8% in the 3rd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 706,440 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,775,000 after buying an additional 364,837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vital Farms by 96.3% in the 4th quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 628,709 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,696,000 after buying an additional 308,425 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.59% 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.