Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.34x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VITL is 0.87. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VITL is 32.08M and currently, short sellers hold a 30.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VITL on December 20, 2024 was 1.17M shares.
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VITL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has surged by 2.63 when compared to previous closing price of 38.74, but the company has seen a 5.82% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2024-12-18 that Investors think that the only stocks exposed to the business cycle are commodity-based names, basic products, and the like, where profit margins and sales fluctuate between high and low based on the pricing of the underlying product being manufactured and sold. However, this affects other stocks that depend on any single material, such as eggs, and today’s PPI index shows that egg prices have gone nowhere but up.
VITL’s Market Performance
VITL’s stock has risen by 5.82% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 31.95% and a quarterly rise of 15.81%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.57% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.58% for Vital Farms Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.36% for VITL’s stock, with a 16.64% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VITL
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VITL reach a price target of $44. The rating they have provided for VITL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 09th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to VITL, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on May 10th of the current year.
VITL Trading at 13.64% 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 -17.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.57%, as shares surge +27.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VITL rose by +4.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +98.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.68. In addition, Vital Farms Inc saw 153.39% 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 Diez-Canseco Russell, who sale 84,545 shares at the price of $37.23 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Diez-Canseco Russell now owns 660,330 shares of Vital Farms Inc, valued at $3,147,303 using the latest closing price.
Diez-Canseco Russell, the PRESIDENT AND CEO of Vital Farms Inc, sale 44,728 shares at $37.66 during a trade that took place back on Dec 12 ’24, which means that Diez-Canseco Russell is holding 613,797 shares at $1,684,381 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VITL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vital Farms Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 22.93, with 16.82 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 45.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.07for 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 3.24.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
