Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Vital Energy (VTLE)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Vital Energy (NYSE: VTLE) recently:

• 1/29/2025 – Vital Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $27.00 to $32.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Vital Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $34.00 to $36.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – Vital Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $37.00 to $38.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Vital Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $48.00 to $49.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Vital Energy was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating.
• 12/17/2024 – Vital Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $35.00 to $27.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/17/2024 – Vital Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $35.00 to $34.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2024 – Vital Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $39.00 to $37.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – Vital Energy had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $29.00 to $30.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.

Vital Energy Price Performance

Vital Energy stock opened at $31.86 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.46. Vital Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $25.85 and a 12 month high of $58.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 3.12.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $459.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $461.58 million. Vital Energy had a return on equity of 9.05% and a net margin of 25.09%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.16 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vital Energy, Inc. will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vital Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vital Energy by 2.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 633,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,031,000 after acquiring an additional 17,782 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in Vital Energy by 96.8% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 145,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,905,000 after buying an additional 71,385 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vital Energy by 454.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 29,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $795,000 after buying an additional 24,230 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vital Energy by 29.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 401,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,795,000 after buying an additional 90,523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vital Energy by 22.8% during the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 311,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,369,000 after buying an additional 57,810 shares during the period. 86.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vital Energy, Inc, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum, Inc and changed its name to Vital Energy, Inc in January 2023.