Vital Energy Q1 EPS Boosted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vital Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on VTLE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Vital Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Vital Energy from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Vital Energy from $66.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 30th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Vital Energy from $48.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Vital Energy from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two equities research 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. 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

Shares of NYSE:VTLE opened at $35.70 on Friday. Vital Energy has a 12 month low of $25.85 and a 12 month high of $58.30. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 3.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $31.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VTLE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vital Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vital Energy by 2,590.7% during 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 during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Vital Energy by 234.2% during 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 during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC grew its stake in Vital Energy by 94.4% during the third 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, Scientech Research LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vital Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $239,000. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.