Aurora Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL - Free Report) by 36.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,335 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,202 shares during the period. Aurora Investment Counsel owned 0.11% of Vital Farms worth $1,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 53.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 23,177 shares of the company's stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 8,049 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 248.4% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 37,460 shares of the company's stock worth $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 26,708 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 6.6% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 8,421 shares of the company's stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Vital Farms by 7.7% during the first quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 9,407 shares of the company's stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 672 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vital Farms during the first quarter worth approximately $11,505,000. Institutional investors own 98.59% of the company's stock.
Vital Farms Trading Down 2.3%
Shares of VITL stock opened at $39.90 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $46.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.08. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 35.63 and a beta of 0.92. Vital Farms, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $27.91 and a fifty-two week high of $53.13. 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $184.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $170.28 million. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 18.40% and a net margin of 7.84%.The company's revenue was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. Vital Farms has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vital Farms, Inc. will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Vital Farms news, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 9,667 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.39, for a total value of $429,118.13. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 666,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $29,568,578.51. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Joanne Bal sold 4,796 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.95, for a total value of $244,356.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 43,332 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,207,765.40. This trade represents a 9.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 412,868 shares of company stock worth $20,894,584. 21.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have commented on VITL shares. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Vital Farms from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Vital Farms from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered Vital Farms from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on Vital Farms from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Vital Farms from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $49.80.
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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.
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