Q3 EPS Estimates for Vital Energy Reduced by Analyst

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.35. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.26. Vital Energy had a negative net margin of 8.89% and a positive return on equity of 9.48%. The company had revenue of $512.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $528.76 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on VTLE. Williams Trading set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Vital Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $29.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $36.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Vital Energy from $49.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank cut shares of Vital Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $30.36.

Vital Energy Stock Performance

NYSE VTLE opened at $15.49 on Monday. Vital Energy has a 52-week low of $12.30 and a 52-week high of $51.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.78. The company has a market capitalization of $600.52 million, a P/E ratio of -3.26 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $17.06 and a 200-day moving average of $26.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Richard D. Campbell acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $17.75 per share, for a total transaction of $88,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 43,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $764,528. The trade was a 13.13% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Bryan Lemmerman sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.73, for a total transaction of $207,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 97,556 shares in the company, valued at $2,022,335.88. The trade was a 9.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 21,647 shares of company stock worth $448,742 in the last 90 days. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VTLE. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Vital Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,392,000. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vital Energy by 48.3% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,284,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,699,000 after buying an additional 1,070,289 shares during the period. Condire Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $19,066,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $15,995,000. Finally, Ancient Art L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the first quarter valued at about $7,109,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.