Q3 EPS Estimates for Vital Farms Raised by William Blair

Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) – Research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vital Farms in a research report issued on Thursday, August 7th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.27. 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 $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $184.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.28 million. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 18.40% and a net margin of 7.84%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.36 EPS.

VITL has been the topic of several other reports. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Vital Farms from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Friday. DA Davidson increased their target price on Vital Farms from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Vital Farms from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Vital Farms from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $48.20.

Vital Farms Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of VITL opened at $46.15 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.48, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.21 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.85. Vital Farms has a twelve month low of $27.91 and a twelve month high of $46.40.

Insider Transactions at Vital Farms

In related news, CFO Thilo Wrede sold 1,200 shares of Vital Farms stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.97, for a total value of $46,764.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 56,187 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,189,607.39. This trade represents a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Matthew Ohayer sold 5,000 shares of Vital Farms stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.34, for a total value of $201,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,872,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,219,303.80. This trade represents a 0.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 67,400 shares of company stock worth $2,413,630. Corporate insiders own 21.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Farms

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Renaissance Group LLC grew its stake in Vital Farms by 30.6% in the second quarter. Renaissance Group LLC now owns 216,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,341,000 after purchasing an additional 50,770 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in Vital Farms by 12.9% in the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 12,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vital Farms by 76.9% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 19,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $745,000 after acquiring an additional 8,405 shares during the period. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its stake in Vital Farms by 10.2% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 7,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vital Farms by 2.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 807,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,089,000 after acquiring an additional 18,682 shares during the period. 98.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vital Farms

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.