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Vital Farms (VITL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$45.48 +1.62 (+3.69%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$44.27 -1.21 (-2.66%)
As of 08/8/2025 07:39 PM Eastern
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About Vital Farms Stock (NASDAQ:VITL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.82
$46.21
50-Day Range
$30.52
$45.48
52-Week Range
$27.91
$46.21
Volume
2.16 million shs
Average Volume
895,316 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.03 billion
P/E Ratio
40.61
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$44.89
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Vital Farms Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

VITL MarketRank™: 

Vital Farms scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 149 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vital Farms has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vital Farms has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Vital Farms' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Vital Farms are expected to grow by 11.71% in the coming year, from $1.11 to $1.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vital Farms is 40.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vital Farms is 40.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.60.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vital Farms has a P/B Ratio of 7.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    22.48% of the float of Vital Farms has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Vital Farms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vital Farms has recently increased by 236.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vital Farms does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Vital Farms does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    22.48% of the float of Vital Farms has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Vital Farms has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vital Farms has recently increased by 236.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Vital Farms has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Vital Farms this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for VITL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Vital Farms to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Vital Farms insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,413,630.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    21.30% of the stock of Vital Farms is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.59% of the stock of Vital Farms is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Vital Farms' insider trading history.
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VITL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vital Farms' stock was trading at $37.69 at the start of the year. Since then, VITL shares have increased by 20.7% and is now trading at $45.48.

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.09. The business's quarterly revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Vital Farms (VITL) raised $125 million in an IPO on Friday, July 31st 2020. The company issued 7,800,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies was co-manager.

Vital Farms' top institutional investors include Emerald Advisers LLC (2.28%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.81%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.81%) and Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. (1.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew Ohayer, Russell Diez-Canseco, Karl Khoury, Joanne Bal, Thilo Wrede, Stephanie Coon, Jason Dale, Kathryn Mckeon and Kelly J Kennedy.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of VITL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vital Farms investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Food Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VITL
CIK
1579733
Fax
N/A
Employees
290
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$50.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.12
Trailing P/E Ratio
40.61
Forward P/E Ratio
40.97
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$53.39 million
Net Margins
7.84%
Pretax Margin
10.50%
Return on Equity
19.06%
Return on Assets
14.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.03
Current Ratio
3.35
Quick Ratio
2.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$606.31 million
Price / Sales
3.34
Cash Flow
$1.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
27.11
Book Value
$6.15 per share
Price / Book
7.40

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
44,550,000
Free Float
35,062,000
Market Cap
$2.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NASDAQ:VITL) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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