This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. NYSE:VTLE Vital Energy (VTLE) Stock Price, News & Analysis Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Vital Energy Stock (NYSE:VTLE) Get Vital Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$17.86▼$18.4350-Day Range$15.04▼$18.9752-Week Range$13.46▼$22.10Volume2.72 million shsAverage Volume1.16 million shsMarket Capitalization$700.71 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$21.33Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview 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. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. VTLE Stock News HeadlinesCrescent Energy Closes Transformative Acquisition of Vital EnergyDecember 15, 2025 | businesswire.comCrescent Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger with Vital EnergyDecember 12, 2025 | businesswire.comSpaceX will mint billionaires. You won't be one of them.By the time a company goes public, 95% of profits have already been made. Insiders bought SpaceX at $20 billion - you'd be buying at $1.75 trillion. But one small, publicly traded company sits directly in SpaceX's path, still priced like Wall Street hasn't noticed. It powers the infrastructure Musk's operation can't run without. Dylan Jovine is naming the ticker free - before the June S-1 closes the window.May 22 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Vital Energy Stockholders Approve Merger with Crescent EnergyDecember 12, 2025 | globenewswire.comVital Energy price target raised to $23 from $21 at MizuhoDecember 12, 2025 | msn.comAres Management Set to Join S&P 500; Sezzle and Vital Farms to Join S&P SmallCap 600December 8, 2025 | prnewswire.comVital Energy (VTLE) Receives a Hold from Siebert Williams Shank & CoDecember 5, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comVital Energy (VTLE) Gets a Hold from Siebert Williams Shank & CoDecember 4, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines VTLE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How were Vital Energy's earnings last quarter? Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 3rd. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.07. Vital Energy's revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. When did Vital Energy IPO? Vital Energy (VTLE) raised $332 million in an IPO on Thursday, December 15th 2011. The company issued 17,500,000 shares at a price of $18.00-$20.00 per share. What other stocks do shareholders of Vital Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vital Energy investors own include Cenovus Energy (CVE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/03/2025Today5/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (6m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 VTLE's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. VTLE has been in this zone for over 6 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorEnergy Industry Other Alt Energy Sub-IndustryPetroleum And Natural Gas Current SymbolNYSE:VTLE CIK1528129 Webwww.laredopetro.com Phone(918) 513-4570Fax918-513-4571Employees290Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Vital Energy$21.33 High Price Target$25.00 Low Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.8%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($34.87) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio2.13 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$173.52 million Net Margins-69.28% Pretax Margin-62.24% Return on Equity13.40% Return on Assets5.79% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.30 Current Ratio0.78 Quick Ratio0.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.95 billion Price / Sales0.36 Cash Flow$26.63 per share Price / Cash Flow0.68 Book Value$70.78 per share Price / Book0.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares38,690,000Free Float38,226,000Market Cap$700.71 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.12 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for June 2026. 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