Vital Farms, Inc. $VITL Stock: Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. Raises Position

Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Vital Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITL) by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 216,677 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 86,677 shares during the period. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Vital Farms were worth $2,011,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in Vital Farms during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vital Farms during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Vital Farms by 196.7% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 2,232 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Farms in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vital Farms by 77.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 4,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044 shares during the period. 98.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Vital Farms

Here are the key news stories impacting Vital Farms this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Craig-Hallum upgraded Vital Farms from “hold” to “buy” and set a $12 price target, signaling improved analyst optimism. Craig Hallum rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was $182.2 million, slightly above consensus, though the result was down 8.4% from a year earlier. Third-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: The company posted a Q3 loss of $0.15 per share, worse than analysts’ estimates of a loss of roughly $0.11–$0.13, and sharply below year-ago earnings of $0.36 per share. Q3 loss report
• Negative Sentiment: Vital Farms withdrew its 2030 targets and expects about $730 million in 2026 net sales but an adjusted EBITDA loss of approximately $15 million. The withdrawn long-term goals and projected loss may weigh on investor confidence. 2026 outlook and withdrawn targets

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VITL shares. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vital Farms from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Vital Farms from $11.00 to $9.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. DA Davidson set a $10.00 target price on shares of Vital Farms in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, Benchmark upgraded shares of Vital Farms from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.55.

Vital Farms Stock Up 9.2%

Shares of Vital Farms stock opened at $10.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $430.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -250.50 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.96. Vital Farms, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.95 and a 52-week high of $38.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $182.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.78 million. Vital Farms had a return on equity of 3.46% and a net margin of 0.02%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.36 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vital Farms, Inc. will post -0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Vital Farms

Vital Farms, Inc is a food company that produces and markets pasture-raised eggs and other ethically sourced food products. Its offerings include pasture-raised eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs and ghee, sold under the Vital Farms brand.

Founded in 2007, the company works with a network of family farms and focuses on animal welfare, outdoor access and supply-chain transparency. Vital Farms products are distributed primarily through grocery retailers and other food channels across the United States.

Vital Farms is headquartered in Austin, Texas.