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The Quantellect read.Of the 11 firms covering Vital Farms Inc, 6 rate it Buy or better, 5 sit at Hold, and 0 rate it Sell or worse, a moderate buy consensus. The target range is very wide, $10.00 to $60.00 (about 6.0x), which points to deep disagreement over how to value the company rather than near-term timing. The average target of $26.00 sits 158% above the current $10.07. The rating mix has held broadly steady over recent months. On the fundamentals, the Street sees consensus EPS building from about $0.15 next quarter toward $0.26 the year after.Descriptive synthesis of third-party analyst data, not a Quantellect rating or recommendation.
ANALYST CONSENSUS11 ratings
Moderate Buy
Strong Buy00%
Buy655%
Hold545%
Sell00%
Strong Sell00%
Based on 11 analysts giving stock ratings to Vital Farms Inc.
As of Sep, 6 of 11 firms rate VITL a Buy (5 Hold, 0 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
VITL EPS & revenue forecast
EPS · NEXT QUARTER
$0.15
Range $0.09 – $0.30 · 4 analysts · -57% YoY
Next period, 4 analysts expect Vital Farms Inc to earn $0.15 a share (range $0.09 – $0.30), versus $0.35 a year earlier. Full-year consensus is $-0.41, growing to $0.26 the year after.
REVENUE · NEXT QUARTER
$230.5M
Range $215.0M – $239.1M · 4 analysts · +8% YoY
Revenue is expected to reach $230.5M (range $215.0M – $239.1M), +7.9% year-over-year. Full-year consensus is $771.2M, rising to $824.8M next year.
Top analysts covering Vital Farms Inc
Ranked by each analyst's overall Quantellect track record across all the stocks they cover, shown with their current call on VITL.
#1
Matthew Smith
Stifel · Rank #123
Hold
$10.00-0.7% to target
Overall win rate
39%
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#2
John Baumgartner
Mizuho · Rank #322
Buy
$20.00+98.6% to target
Overall win rate
28%
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#3
GP
Gerald Pascarelli
Needham
Buy
$14.00+39.0% to target
Coverage
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#4
SV
Sarang Vora
Telsey Advisory Group
Hold
$11.00+9.2% to target
Coverage
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#5
Robert Moskow
TD Cowen
Hold
$11.00+9.2% to target
Coverage
—
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VITL stock forecast FAQ
What is VITL's average 12-month price target?+
The 10 analysts with a live target average $26.00 for Vital Farms Inc over the next 12 months, ranging from a $60.00 high to a $10.00 low.
Is VITL stock a Buy, Sell or Hold right now?+
The current consensus is Moderate Buy. Of the 11 analyst ratings, 6 are Buy or Strong Buy, 5 are Hold, and 0 are Sell or Strong Sell.
What are the highest and lowest price targets for VITL?+
The Street-high target is $60.00 (Benchmark), and the Street-low is $10.00 (Stifel). The average of all 10 active targets is $26.00.
How many Wall Street analysts cover VITL?+
11 analysts have an active rating on Vital Farms Inc, and 10 firms carry a live 12-month price target.
Who is the most accurate analyst covering VITL?+
Among analysts who currently cover VITL, Matthew Smith of Stifel has the strongest overall Quantellect track record (Rank #123). Their current call is Hold with a $10.00 target.
What is Vital Farms Inc's projected EPS for next quarter?+
The consensus estimate is $0.15 per share (range $0.09 – $0.30) across 4 analysts. Full-year EPS is projected at $-0.41, rising to $0.26 the following year.
How much revenue is Vital Farms Inc expected to report next quarter?+
Consensus revenue is $230.5M (range $215.0M – $239.1M). Full-year revenue is projected at $771.2M, growing to $824.8M next year.
Have analysts been upgrading or downgrading VITL lately?+
As of Sep, 6 of 11 firms rate VITL a Buy (5 Hold, 0 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
How are the analysts on this page ranked?+
By each analyst's overall Quantellect track record — a sample-adjusted measure of how accurate their calls have been across every stock they cover. We do not rank on their VITL calls alone, since a single stock is too small a sample to be reliable.
Which data on this page is live, and how often does it update?+
Price and daily change are 15-minute delayed market data. Analyst ratings, targets, consensus and earnings estimates are aggregated from multiple data providers and refresh daily.
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