KeyCorp Has Bearish Forecast for Vital Energy Q1 Earnings

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a report released on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.97 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy's current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Vital Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $534.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $550.90 million. Vital Energy had a positive return on equity of 9.48% and a negative net margin of 8.89%.

VTLE has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Vital Energy from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Mizuho raised their target price on Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Williams Trading set a $27.00 target price on Vital Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Vital Energy from $33.00 to $27.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank cut shares of Vital Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $62.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $32.36.

Vital Energy Trading Up 3.0 %

Vital Energy stock traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $15.80. 728,584 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,048,600. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $20.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.38. Vital Energy has a twelve month low of $12.30 and a twelve month high of $55.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $611.49 million, a PE ratio of -3.33 and a beta of 2.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTLE. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 53.1% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 14,652 shares of the company's stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 5,079 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 32.6% in the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,691 shares of the company's stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 3,366 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 3,678.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,642 shares of the company's stock worth $650,000 after purchasing an additional 29,831 shares in the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new stake in shares of Vital Energy in the fourth quarter worth $257,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 26,724 shares of the company's stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740 shares in the last quarter. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Vital Energy

In other news, major shareholder Richard D. Campbell acquired 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $17.75 per share, with a total value of $88,750.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 43,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $764,528. This represents a 13.13 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Kathryn Anne Hill sold 5,673 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.73, for a total value of $117,601.29. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 46,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $962,141.49. This represents a 10.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 21,647 shares of company stock worth $448,742. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Vital Energy

Vital Energy, Inc, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum, Inc and changed its name to Vital Energy, Inc in January 2023.