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Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for Vital Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will earn $2.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.11 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q1 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.78 EPS.
Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $459.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $461.58 million. Vital Energy had a net margin of 25.09% and a return on equity of 9.05%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $5.16 earnings per share.
Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Vital Energy from $48.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vital Energy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.36.
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Vital Energy Stock Down 3.5 %
VTLE stock opened at $34.70 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 3.16. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Vital Energy has a 52 week low of $25.85 and a 52 week high of $58.30.
Institutional Trading of Vital Energy
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vital Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vital Energy by 276.9% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in Vital Energy by 247.4% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,106 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in 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 valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 1,943 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 1,630 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company’s stock.
About Vital Energy
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.
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