Vital Energy (VTLE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$23.18 +1.07 (+4.82%)

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

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
7

Buy
3

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Vital Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 13 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, and 3 have given a buy rating for VTLE.

Consensus Price Target

$40.46
74.59% Upside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Vital Energy, the average price target is $40.46. The highest price target for VTLE is $75.00, while the lowest price target for VTLE is $23.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 74.59% from the current price of $23.18.

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VTLE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 3/24/24 to 3/24/25	1 Month Ago 2/23/24 to 2/22/25	3 Months Ago 12/25/23 to 12/24/24	1 Year Ago 3/25/23 to 3/24/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$40.46	$45.70	$46.00	$59.22
Forecasted Upside	74.59% Upside	58.87% Upside	57.16% Upside	18.37% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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VTLE 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.

VTLE 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 Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Vital Energy	Energy Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.00	2.72	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	74.59% Upside	2,373.33% Upside	16.93% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Very Positive News See Recent VTLE News	Positive News	Positive News

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Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
3/13/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Zach Parham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$34.00 ➝ $23.00	+13.24%
3/10/2025	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars	John Freeman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$44.00 ➝ $30.00	+43.15%
3/6/2025	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	Mark Lear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$32.00 ➝ $24.00	+9.86%
3/5/2025	Williams Trading Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$27.00	+31.34%
3/5/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Reduce
3/5/2025	Siebert Williams Shank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Sorbara Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$62.00 ➝ $27.00	+17.01%
2/21/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Neal Dingmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$49.00 ➝ $47.00	+60.38%
1/15/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Hanwen Chang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$34.00 ➝ $36.00	+1.29%
1/14/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	William Janela Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $38.00	+6.71%
1/3/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Abbott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
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10/4/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Jungwirth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$48.00 ➝ $40.00	+30.17%
8/16/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Sector Weight
6/14/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Underperform	$46.00	+6.95%
4/23/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$70.00 ➝ $75.00	+36.04%

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VTLE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Vital Energy is $40.46, with a high forecast of $75.00 and a low forecast of $23.00.
: 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vital Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" VTLE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VTLE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Vital Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 74.59% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Vital Energy's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Vital Energy has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Siebert Williams Shank, Truist Financial, Wells Fargo & Company, Williams Trading, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Vital Energy less than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Vital Energy is Hold while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how VTLE compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:VTLE) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Vital Energy (VTLE) Stock Forecast & Price Target