Vital Farms FY2025 EPS Forecast Boosted by William Blair

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) – Investment analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vital Farms in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.48 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Vital Farms’ current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Vital Farms’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.06. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 20.92% and a net margin of 8.50%.The business had revenue of $198.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Vital Farms has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on VITL. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price target on shares of Vital Farms in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Vital Farms from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vital Farms currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $49.80.

Vital Farms Stock Performance

Vital Farms stock opened at $35.67 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $42.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.48. Vital Farms has a fifty-two week low of $27.91 and a fifty-two week high of $53.13. The company has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of 27.02 and a beta of 0.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Stephanie Coon sold 10,005 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.15, for a total transaction of $461,730.75. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 45,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,112,700.85. This represents a 17.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Joanne Bal sold 4,796 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.95, for a total value of $244,356.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 43,332 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,207,765.40. The trade was a 9.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 437,868 shares of company stock valued at $21,679,784. Company insiders own 21.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vital Farms

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 17.8% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,863,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,262,000 after buying an additional 432,848 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vital Farms by 80.2% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,074,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,921,000 after purchasing an additional 923,507 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Vital Farms by 35.7% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,687,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,017,000 after purchasing an additional 444,402 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vital Farms by 23.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,377,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,692,000 after purchasing an additional 258,092 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in Vital Farms by 97.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,234,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,534,000 after purchasing an additional 608,723 shares during the last quarter. 98.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vital Farms Company Profile

Vital Farms, Inc, a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.