Brokers Issue Forecasts for Vital Energy Q1 Earnings

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will earn $2.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.21. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $6.93 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.08 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.15. Vital Energy had a net margin of 25.09% and a return on equity of 9.05%. The firm had revenue of $459.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $461.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.16 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on VTLE. Truist Financial cut their price target on Vital Energy from $66.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Vital Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Wolfe Research raised Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Vital Energy from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Vital Energy Price Performance

Vital Energy stock opened at $34.29 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 3.16. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.75. Vital Energy has a 12-month low of $25.85 and a 12-month high of $58.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Institutional Trading of Vital Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VTLE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vital Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew 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 last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake 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. nVerses Capital LLC raised its position in Vital Energy by 94.4% during the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 1,878.3% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 6,067 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.