Vital Energy Q2 EPS Decreased by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will earn $1.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.04. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy's current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.28 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $512.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $528.76 million. Vital Energy had a positive return on equity of 10.34% and a negative net margin of 6.37%. Vital Energy's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.84 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on VTLE. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Vital Energy from $29.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Vital Energy from $34.00 to $23.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Vital Energy from $24.00 to $21.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 16th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Vital Energy from $33.00 to $27.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded Vital Energy from an "outperform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $30.09.

Vital Energy Stock Performance

NYSE VTLE opened at $17.02 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $659.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.04 and a beta of 1.60. Vital Energy has a twelve month low of $12.30 and a twelve month high of $47.80. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Insider Activity at Vital Energy

In other news, CEO M. Jason Pigott bought 5,500 shares of Vital Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $18.09 per share, for a total transaction of $99,495.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 251,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,550,231.97. This represents a 2.24% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTLE. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vital Energy by 805.9% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 915 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Vital Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. bought a new position in Vital Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $96,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Vital Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $123,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Vital Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $124,000. Institutional investors own 86.54% of the company's stock.

Vital Energy Company Profile

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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