Vital Energy FY2024 EPS Lifted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial increased their FY2024 EPS estimates for Vital Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the company will earn $7.43 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.88. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $9.27 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on VTLE. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Vital Energy from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Wolfe Research upgraded Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Mizuho increased their target price on Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Vital Energy from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Vital Energy from $48.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.36.

Vital Energy Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE VTLE opened at $36.51 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 3.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Vital Energy has a 12 month low of $25.85 and a 12 month high of $58.30. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $31.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.45.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $459.23 million during 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 business’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.16 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vital Energy in the third quarter valued at $26,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 247.4% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,106 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 2,590.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Vital Energy by 234.2% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vital Energy by 94.4% during the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company’s stock.

Vital Energy Company Profile

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.