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Vital Farms (VITL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$42.02 +0.81 (+1.97%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$41.79 -0.23 (-0.55%)
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About Vital Farms Stock (NASDAQ:VITL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.88
$42.79
50-Day Range
$35.27
$52.41
52-Week Range
$27.91
$53.13
Volume
1.34 million shs
Average Volume
1.12 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.88 billion
P/E Ratio
37.52
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$49.80
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Vital Farms Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

VITL MarketRank™: 

Vital Farms scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 155 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 13 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $49.80, representing about 18.5% upside from its current price of $42.02.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vital Farms has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • 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 37.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 235.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vital Farms is 37.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.05.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vital Farms has a P/B Ratio of 6.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Vital Farms' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    27.09% 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 9.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vital Farms has recently increased by 18.14%, 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

    27.09% 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 9.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vital Farms has recently increased by 18.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Vital Farms has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Vital Farms this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    21 people have searched for VITL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 110% 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 $20,512,230.00 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VITL stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $42.02.

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, July 31st 2020. The company issued 7,800,000 shares at a price of $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.

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
10/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
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
2007

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$60.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.12
Trailing P/E Ratio
37.52
Forward P/E Ratio
37.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$53.39 million
Net Margins
7.84%
Pretax Margin
10.88%
Return on Equity
18.40%
Return on Assets
13.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.02
Current Ratio
2.48
Quick Ratio
2.10

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$606.31 million
Price / Sales
3.10
Cash Flow
$1.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
25.97
Book Value
$6.15 per share
Price / Book
6.83

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
44,690,000
Free Float
35,168,000
Market Cap
$1.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NASDAQ:VITL) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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