Vital Energy (VTLE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Vital Energy, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.99 to $16.50
• 50-Day Range: $14.35 to $20.40
• 52-Week Range: $12.30 to $36.72
• Volume: 277,399 shs
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $625.39 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $27.80
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Vital Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vital Energy scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 268 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Vital Energy has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.73, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vital Energy has a consensus price target of $28.20, representing about 75.2% upside from its current price of $16.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vital Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vital Energy are expected to decrease by -7.18% in the coming year, from $8.49 to $7.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vital Energy is -0.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vital Energy is -0.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vital Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.23. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.86% of the float of Vital Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vital Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vital Energy has recently decreased by 11.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vital Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vital Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.86% of the float of Vital Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vital Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vital Energy has recently decreased by 11.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.58

News Sentiment

Vital Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Vital Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VTLE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vital Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,468,500.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Vital Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.54% of the stock of Vital Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VTLE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VTLE shares performed this year?

Vital Energy's stock was trading at $30.92 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VTLE stock has decreased by 47.9% and is now trading at $16.0950.

How were Vital Energy's earnings last quarter?

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.04. Vital Energy's quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Vital Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Vital Energy include Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (4.44%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (4.45%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.15%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard D Campbell, M Jason Pigott, Bryan Lemmerman, Kathryn Anne Hill, Mark David Denny, Edmund P Segner III and Lori A Lancaster.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Vital Energy?

Shares of VTLE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vital Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vital Energy investors own include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Other Alt Energy
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VTLE
• CIK: 1528129
• Web: www.laredopetro.com
• Phone: (918) 513-4570
• Fax: 918-513-4571
• Employees: 290
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vital Energy: $28.20
• High Price Target: $47.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +71.7%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($19.79)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 1.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$173.52 million
• Net Margins: -38.52%
• Pretax Margin: -28.41%
• Return on Equity: 11.86%
• Return on Assets: 5.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.10
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $26.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.62
• Book Value: $70.78 per share
• Price / Book: 0.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,700,000
• Free Float: 38,235,000
• Market Cap: $635.45 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62