Vital Energy Q3 EPS Boosted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Vital Energy in a report issued on Friday, March 7th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the company will earn $2.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.29. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on VTLE. Citigroup downgraded Vital Energy to a “reduce” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Williams Trading set a $27.00 price target on Vital Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Siebert Williams Shank downgraded Vital Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $27.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Mizuho increased their price target on Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vital Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.00.

Vital Energy Trading Up 2.4 %

NYSE VTLE opened at $20.88 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.41. The company has a market capitalization of $795.97 million, a PE ratio of -4.40 and a beta of 3.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Vital Energy has a 12 month low of $20.00 and a 12 month high of $58.30.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $534.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $550.90 million. Vital Energy had a positive return on equity of 9.48% and a negative net margin of 8.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VTLE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vital Energy by 805.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 915 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vital Energy by 276.9% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. 86.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.