Vital Energy FY2024 EPS Lifted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial upped their FY2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vital Energy in a report issued on Thursday, January 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will earn $7.43 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Vital Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Truist Financial lifted 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, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $48.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.36.

Vital Energy Trading Down 1.5 %

NYSE:VTLE opened at $35.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 3.16. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.32. Vital Energy has a 12 month low of $25.85 and a 12 month high of $58.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vital Energy in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 276.9% in 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 in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 247.4% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 1,106 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 2,590.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 1,943 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vital Energy by 234.2% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 1,630 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.