The stock price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has surged by 2.02 when compared to previous closing price of 44.04, but the company has seen a -0.42% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-30 that Vital Farms Hatches Bold Growth Plans
Is It Worth Investing in Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) is above average at 39.94x. The 36-month beta value for VITL is also noteworthy at 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 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 32.12M, and at present, short sellers hold a 19.00% of that float. The average trading volume of VITL on January 31, 2025 was 1.12M shares.
VITL’s Market Performance
VITL stock saw an increase of -0.42% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 20.31% and a quarterly increase of 24.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.71%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.16% for Vital Farms Inc (VITL). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.34% for VITL stock, with a simple moving average of 23.71% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VITL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VITL stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for VITL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VITL in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $52 based on the research report published on January 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VITL reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for VITL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to VITL, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on August 09th of the previous year.
VITL Trading at 18.86% 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 -7.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.71%, as shares surge +20.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +57.65% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VITL fell by -0.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +79.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.86. In addition, Vital Farms Inc saw 19.21% 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 OHAYER MATTHEW, who sale 24,000 shares at the price of $43.19 back on Jan 21 ’25. After this action, OHAYER MATTHEW now owns 7,014,890 shares of Vital Farms Inc, valued at $1,036,579 using the latest closing price.
McKeon Kathryn, the CMO and GM, Butter of Vital Farms Inc, sale 12,300 shares at $44.05 during a trade that took place back on Jan 17 ’25, which means that McKeon Kathryn is holding 46,203 shares at $541,815 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.
Based on Vital Farms Inc (VITL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 57.35.
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 3.19. 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 summary, Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
