KeyCorp Forecasts Vital Energy’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:VTLE)

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Analysts at KeyCorp reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Vital Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.18 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $429.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $481.25 million. Vital Energy had a negative net margin of 38.52% and a positive return on equity of 11.86%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.46 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on VTLE. Zacks Research cut shares of Vital Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Vital Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vital Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Vital Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Vital Energy from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vital Energy has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $26.44.

Vital Energy Stock Up 0.4%

VTLE stock opened at $15.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $613.78 million, a P/E ratio of -0.80 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Vital Energy has a 52 week low of $12.30 and a 52 week high of $36.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Vital Energy by 3,678.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 29,831 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vital Energy by 32.6% in the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 3,366 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Vital Energy by 53.1% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 14,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 5,079 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vital Energy by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 134,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,852,000 after purchasing an additional 3,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vital Energy by 22.5% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 67,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,443,000 after purchasing an additional 12,473 shares during the last quarter. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.