Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.56 in relation to its previous close of 34.15. However, the company has experienced a 0.26% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that AUSTIN, Texas, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL), a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide, today announced that Russell Diez-Canseco, President and CEO, and Thilo Wrede, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the following investor conferences in June:
Is It Worth Investing in Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) is above average at 30.51x. The 36-month beta value for VITL is also noteworthy at 0.93. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VITL is 33.99M, and at present, short sellers hold a 18.84% of that float. The average trading volume of VITL on May 23, 2025 was 1.03M shares.
VITL’s Market Performance
VITL stock saw an increase of 0.26% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.81% and a quarterly increase of -1.60%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.01% for Vital Farms Inc (VITL). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.67% for VITL stock, with a simple moving average of -1.00% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VITL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VITL stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for VITL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VITL in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $44 based on the research report published on May 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VITL reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for VITL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 24th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to VITL, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on February 28th of the current year.
VITL Trading at 4.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VITL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.01%, as shares surge +2.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.51% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VITL rose by +0.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.57. In addition, Vital Farms Inc saw -8.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VITL starting from OHAYER MATTHEW, who sale 24,000 shares at the price of $35.94 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, OHAYER MATTHEW now owns 6,918,890 shares of Vital Farms Inc, valued at $862,560 using the latest closing price.
MATTHEW O’HAYER, the Director of Vital Farms Inc, proposed sale 24,000 shares at $35.80 during a trade that took place back on May 19 ’25, which means that MATTHEW O’HAYER is holding shares at $859,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VITL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vital Farms Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 20.42, with 15.14 for asset returns.
Based on Vital Farms Inc (VITL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 61.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 81.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.65. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.35.
Conclusion
In summary, Vital Farms Inc (VITL) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
