Vital Farms (VITL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL - Get Free Report) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect Vital Farms to post earnings of $0.27 per share and revenue of $164.43 million for the quarter. Vital Farms has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $165.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.32 million. Vital Farms had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 22.29%. On average, analysts expect Vital Farms to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Vital Farms Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ:VITL traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $35.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 160,285 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,038,275. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $32.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.81 and a current ratio of 3.24. The company has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.77 and a beta of 0.94. Vital Farms has a 12 month low of $27.91 and a 12 month high of $48.41.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Friday, February 28th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Vital Farms in a report on Monday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $44.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Vital Farms from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Vital Farms in a report on Monday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $44.63.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 45,124 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.69, for a total transaction of $1,520,227.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 703,736 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,708,865.84. This represents a 6.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 4,000 shares of Vital Farms stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.39, for a total value of $125,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 6,966,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $218,690,677.10. This represents a 0.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 93,124 shares of company stock valued at $3,019,308 over the last ninety days. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vital Farms Company Profile

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.