Vital Energy Q3 EPS Estimate Lifted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.86 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company restated a “mixed” rating on shares of Vital Energy in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Vital Energy from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vital Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $29.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.20.

Vital Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTLE opened at $15.33 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $17.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.74. The company has a market cap of $593.27 million, a PE ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Vital Energy has a twelve month low of $12.30 and a twelve month high of $38.02.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 had a positive return on equity of 11.86% and a negative net margin of 38.52%. The firm had revenue of $429.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $481.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.46 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In other Vital Energy news, major shareholder Richard D. Campbell sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.25, for a total transaction of $4,562,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 7,618,933 shares in the company, valued at $139,045,527.25. This represents a 3.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vital Energy by 805.9% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 814 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Vital Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 58.7% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vital Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Vital Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $123,000. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vital Energy

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.