Vital Farms’ (VITL) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their outperform rating on shares of Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $50.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Vital Farms’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on VITL. Lake Street Capital set a $60.00 price objective on Vital Farms and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Vital Farms from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded Vital Farms from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vital Farms in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Vital Farms from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vital Farms currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.80.

Vital Farms Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VITL opened at $32.87 on Thursday. Vital Farms has a one year low of $27.91 and a one year high of $53.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.76 and a 200-day moving average of $39.27. The company has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.35 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.48.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.09. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 18.40% and a net margin of 7.84%.The company had revenue of $184.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Vital Farms has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vital Farms will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Vital Farms

In other news, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 145,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.98, for a total value of $7,537,100.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,582,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $342,135,998.60. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 16,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.32, for a total transaction of $790,244.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 685,776 shares in the company, valued at $32,450,920.32. This trade represents a 2.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 407,868 shares of company stock valued at $20,692,884. 21.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Farms

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VITL. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Farms in the third quarter worth $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 20,650.0% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 36.2% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 43.2% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Vital Farms by 18.9% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the last quarter. 98.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.