A share price of Vital Energy Inc [VTLE] is currently trading at $21.59, up 3.20%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VTLE shares have lost -1.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -35.13%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Vital Energy Inc [NYSE: VTLE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 05, 2025, when Siebert Williams Shank downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $27 from $62. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform on January 03, 2025. On August 16, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Weight. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and suggested a price target of $50 on July 18, 2024. BofA Securities reiterated its recommendation of a Underperform. In a note dated December 08, 2023, BofA Securities initiated an Underperform rating and provided a target price of $48 on this stock.
Vital Energy Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $20.00 and $58.30. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $37.5 within the next 12 months. Vital Energy Inc [NYSE: VTLE] shares were valued at $21.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 73.69% based on the average VTLE price forecast.
Analyzing the VTLE fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vital Energy Inc [NYSE:VTLE] were 1.95B which represents 20.21% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is -0.06 and Total Capital is -0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.83 points at the first support level, and at 20.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 22.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.46.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vital Energy Inc [NYSE:VTLE] is 0.78. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.75, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.42, the price to book ratio is 0.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hill Kathryn Anne, Officer, that happened on Mar 11 ’25 when 5673.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Lemmerman Bryan completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Denny Mark David bought 5974.0 shares on Mar 11 ’25.
