Vital Farms (VITL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$39.69 +0.95 (+2.45%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Vital Farms - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 7 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
6

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Vital Farms in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 7 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 6 have given a buy rating for VITL.

Consensus Price Target

$41.00
3.30% Upside

According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Vital Farms, the average price target is $41.00. The highest price target for VITL is $50.00, while the lowest price target for VITL is $32.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 3.30% from the current price of $39.69.

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VITL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$41.00	$39.20	$34.60	$18.14
Forecasted Upside	3.30% Upside	26.41% Upside	3.50% Upside	20.47% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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VITL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

VITL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Vital Farms Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Vital Farms	Consumer Staples Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.86	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	3.30% Upside	46.09% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent VITL News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/20/2024	Craig Hallum 3 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$50.00	+29.07%
11/11/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$45.00 ➝ $41.00	+32.22%
11/8/2024	TD Cowen 5 of 5 stars	R. Moskow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$46.00 ➝ $41.00	+32.39%
10/10/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$44.00 ➝ $48.00	+25.49%
8/9/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$42.00 ➝ $34.00	+7.94%
4/24/2024	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$26.00 ➝ $32.00	+18.52%
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4/10/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Andersen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
11/3/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$20.00 ➝ $18.00	+53.32%
9/21/2023	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/13/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$14.50 ➝ $16.00	+4.17%
3/10/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$14.50 ➝ $18.00	+18.34%

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VITL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Vital Farms is $41.00, with a high forecast of $50.00 and a low forecast of $32.00.
: 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vital Farms in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VITL shares.
: According to analysts, Vital Farms's stock has a predicted upside of 3.30% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Vital Farms has been rated by research analysts at Craig Hallum, DA Davidson, Jefferies Financial Group, and TD Cowen in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Vital Farms more than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating for Vital Farms is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "consumer staples" companies is Hold. Learn more on how VITL compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:VITL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Vital Farms (VITL) Stock Forecast & Price Target