Vital Farms FY2025 EPS Forecast Boosted by William Blair

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) – Research analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vital Farms in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.48 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Vital Farms’ current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Vital Farms’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price target on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings raised Vital Farms from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Mizuho increased their target price on Vital Farms from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Vital Farms from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Lake Street Capital set a $60.00 target price on Vital Farms and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vital Farms has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.80.

Vital Farms Trading Down 4.5%

VITL opened at $35.67 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.02 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.48 and a quick ratio of 2.10. Vital Farms has a one year low of $27.91 and a one year high of $53.13.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.06. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 20.92% and a net margin of 8.50%.The company had revenue of $198.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.16 EPS. Vital Farms’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.2% on a year-over-year basis. Vital Farms has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Farms

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vital Farms in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in Vital Farms by 20,650.0% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Vital Farms by 36.2% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 43.2% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 18.9% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares during the last quarter. 98.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Russell Diez-Canseco sold 9,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.39, for a total value of $429,118.13. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 666,109 shares in the company, valued at $29,568,578.51. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Joanne Bal sold 4,796 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.95, for a total value of $244,356.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 43,332 shares in the company, valued at $2,207,765.40. The trade was a 9.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 437,868 shares of company stock worth $21,679,784 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 21.30% of the company’s stock.

Vital Farms Company Profile

Vital Farms, Inc, a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.