In the past week, VITL stock has gone up by 2.72%, with a monthly gain of 1.26% and a quarterly plunge of -23.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.68%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.37% for Vital Farms Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.79% for VITL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.96% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) Right Now?
Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 29.41x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.96. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VITL is 28.35M, and at present, short sellers hold a 24.13% of that float. On September 12, 2024, the average trading volume of VITL was 915.08K shares.
VITL) stock’s latest price update
Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL)’s stock price has soared by 0.84 in relation to previous closing price of 31.09. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.72% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-09-09 that Vital Farms posted strong Q2 results with $147.39 million in revenue and 39.13% gross margin while raising full-year guidance, but future growth and margins are concerning. H2 revenue growth is expected to moderate with potential margin compression due to rising commodity prices and increased marketing expenses. The recent US Egg Spot Price rise may benefit Vital Farms, but to a limited extent. Cal-Maine will be a better choice to benefit from the tailwind.
Analysts’ Opinion of VITL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VITL stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for VITL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VITL in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $44 based on the research report published on August 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VITL reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for VITL stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 10th, 2024.
VITL Trading at -12.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VITL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.68%, as shares surge +2.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.07% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VITL rose by +2.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +147.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.15. In addition, Vital Farms Inc saw 99.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VITL starting from RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO, who proposed sale 100,000 shares at the price of $31.18 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO now owns shares of Vital Farms Inc, valued at $3,118,440 using the latest closing price.
JASON DALE, the Officer of Vital Farms Inc, proposed sale 40,000 shares at $29.99 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that JASON DALE is holding shares at $1,199,788 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VITL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vital Farms Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 22.73, with 16.92 for asset returns.
Based on Vital Farms Inc (VITL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 51.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 45.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.50.
Conclusion
To sum up, Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
