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Vital Energy (VTLE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$16.04 +0.32 (+2.00%)
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Vital Energy - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
4
Hold
6
Buy
1

Based on 11 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Vital Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 11 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for VTLE.

Consensus Price Target

$27.80
73.37% Upside
According to the 11 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Vital Energy, the average price target is $27.80. The highest price target for VTLE is $47.00, while the lowest price target for VTLE is $16.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 73.37% from the current price of $16.04.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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VTLE Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/22/24 to 9/22/25
1 Month Ago
8/23/24 to 8/23/25
3 Months Ago
6/24/24 to 6/24/25
1 Year Ago
9/23/23 to 9/22/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
Sell
4 Sell rating(s)
4 Sell rating(s)
4 Sell rating(s)
3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$27.80$28.20$30.09$52.45
Forecasted Upside73.37% Upside79.45% Upside71.22% Upside76.38% Upside
Consensus RatingReduceReduceReduceHold

VTLE Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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VTLE Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Vital Energy Stock vs. The Competition

TypeVital EnergyEnergy CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
1.73
2.62
2.53
Consensus RatingReduceModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside73.37% Upside41.60% Upside11.30% Upside
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
9/15/2025Mizuho
3 of 5 stars
Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar
Not Rated
Lower TargetNeutral$22.00 ➝ $19.00+17.79%
8/14/2025Piper Sandler
2 of 5 stars
Mark Lear
Mark Lear
Not Rated
Lower TargetNeutral$17.00 ➝ $16.00+4.85%
7/15/2025Wells Fargo & Company
3 of 5 stars
 Reiterated Rating
6/24/2025Raymond James Financial
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DowngradeOutperformUnderperform
4/1/2025Bank of America
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Lower TargetUnderperform$33.00 ➝ $27.00+33.22%
3/13/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower TargetUnderweight$34.00 ➝ $23.00+13.24%
3/5/2025Williams Trading
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 Set Target$27.00+31.34%
3/5/2025Citigroup
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 DowngradeReduce
3/5/2025Siebert Williams Shank
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DowngradeBuyHold$62.00 ➝ $27.00+17.01%
2/21/2025Truist Financial
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Lower TargetBuy$49.00 ➝ $47.00+60.38%
1/3/2025Wolfe Research
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UpgradeUnderperformPeer Perform
10/4/2024BMO Capital Markets
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Lower TargetMarket Perform$48.00 ➝ $40.00+30.17%
8/16/2024KeyCorp
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 DowngradeOverweightSector Weight
4/23/2024Stifel Nicolaus
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 Boost TargetBuy$70.00 ➝ $75.00+36.04%

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VTLE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 11 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Vital Energy is $27.80, with a high forecast of $47.00 and a low forecast of $16.00.

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vital Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" VTLE shares.

According to analysts, Vital Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 73.37% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Vital Energy's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Vital Energy has been rated by research analysts at Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Vital Energy less than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Vital Energy is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how VTLE compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:VTLE) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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