Vital EnergyVTLE
VTLE
About: Vital Energy is an independent energy company. Its business is focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Company has identified one operating segment: exploration and production.
Employees: 405
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 63
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 36
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.5M | Put options by funds: $54.1M
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $752M [Q3] → $900M (+$148M) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 220 [Q3] → 229 (+9) [Q4]
3.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.21% [Q3] → 76.24% (+3.04%) [Q4]
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 3 (-2) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$17
9%
upside
Avg. target
$27
75%
upside
High target
$47
201%
upside
7 analyst ratings
2 positive
29%
3 neutral
43%
2 negative
29%
Piper Sandler Mark Lear 37% 1-year accuracy 61 / 166 met price target | 47%upside $23 | Neutral Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Paul Diamond 18% 1-year accuracy 3 / 17 met price target | 9%upside $17 | Neutral Downgraded | 7 Apr 2025 |
B of A Securities Noah Hungness 40% 1-year accuracy 8 / 20 met price target | 73%upside $27 | Underperform Maintained | 1 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Hanwen Chang 16% 1-year accuracy 3 / 19 met price target | 54%upside $24 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 25 Mar 2025 |
JP Morgan Zach Parham 55% 1-year accuracy 11 / 20 met price target | 47%upside $23 | Underweight Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Vital Energy: The Acquisitions Have Considerable Benefits
Vital Energy's acquisitions in the Delaware and Midland Basins are expected to lower production costs and enhance profitability. Industry respondents indicate that new well investments require WTI prices between $61 and $70. Larger firms have a cost advantage. Rising steel prices and budget uncertainties could impact future industry spending.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Vital Energy Provides Details for its First-Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
TULSA, OK, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) ("Vital Energy" or the "Company") will report its first-quarter 2025 financial and operating results after market close on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Vital Energy: Projected To Generate Around $300 Million In Free Cash Flow At $67 WTI Oil
Vital is projected to generate $301 million in free cash flow at $67 WTI oil. The company is helped by having 74% of its oil production hedged at an average of $74.75. Vital's 2025 oil production expectations were reduced by 2,000 barrels per day due to some drilling delays and underperforming wells.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Vital Energy (VTLE) Forms 'Hammer Chart Pattern': Time for Bottom Fishing?
Vital Energy (VTLE) witnesses a hammer chart pattern, indicating support found by the stock after losing some value lately. This coupled with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Vital Energy: Adjusted Free Cash Flow Points To A Better 2025
Vital Energy showed significant adjusted free cash flow improvement in fiscal year 2024. Despite initial high operating costs from acquired properties, management's rework efforts are expected to yield better profitability and larger cash flow in fiscal year 2025. The debt ratio remains within an acceptable range. Therefore, the debt ratio is finally less of a concern than in the past. Further improvement is needed, however.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 20, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ron Hagood - Vice President, Investor Relations Jason Pigott - President and Chief Executive Officer Katie Hill - Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Neal Dingmann - Truist Securities Zach Parham - JPMorgan Noah Hungness - Bank of America John Abbott - Wolfe Research Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Vital Energy, Inc.'s Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Jericho, and I'll be your operator for today.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Vital Energy (VTLE) Is Attractively Priced Despite Fast-paced Momentum
Vital Energy (VTLE) made it through our 'Fast-Paced Momentum at a Bargain' screen and could be a great choice for investors looking for stocks that have gained strong momentum recently but are still trading at reasonable prices.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Vital Energy (VTLE) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates
Vital Energy (VTLE) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.30 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.55 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Vital Energy Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial and Operating Results
Reports record total and oil production for 4Q-24 and FY-24 Updates development inventory to >11 years of oil-weighted locations TULSA, OK, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) ("Vital Energy" or the "Company") today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial and operating results and provided its 2025 outlook. Supplemental slides have been posted to the Company's website and can be found at www.vitalenergy.com.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Insights Into Vital Energy (VTLE) Q4: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Vital Energy (VTLE) for the quarter ended December 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
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