The stock of Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has gone down by -0.93% for the week, with a -15.69% drop in the past month and a -18.56% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.13% for VITL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.98% for VITL stock, with a simple moving average of -18.13% 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 25.29x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.94. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VITL is 32.46M, and at present, short sellers hold a 19.06% of that float. On March 13, 2025, the average trading volume of VITL was 1.16M shares.
VITL) stock’s latest price update
Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has seen a decline in its stock price by -5.74 in relation to its previous close of 31.94. However, the company has experienced a -0.93% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-11 that Vital Farms focuses on ethically raising cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, aligning with consumer trends and state laws, making it a promising growth market. The company has a small market share in egg production, but benefits from market trends and support for new laws. There’s a risk associated with the fact that Vital doesn’t produce the eggs, but rather buys them from farmers who don’t have contracts with the company.
Analysts’ Opinion of VITL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VITL stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for VITL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VITL in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $44 based on the research report published on February 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VITL reach a price target of $52. The rating they have provided for VITL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Buy” to VITL, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
VITL Trading at -19.41% 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 -37.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.64%, as shares sank -13.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VITL fell by -0.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.72. In addition, Vital Farms Inc saw -20.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VITL starting from RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO, who proposed sale 45,372 shares at the price of $31.60 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO now owns shares of Vital Farms Inc, valued at $1,433,755 using the latest closing price.
OHAYER MATTHEW, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON of Vital Farms Inc, sale 24,000 shares at $34.94 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that OHAYER MATTHEW is holding 6,990,890 shares at $838,575 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 23.11, with 16.52 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 2.08. 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 3.13.
Conclusion
To sum up, Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has seen a bad 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.
