Vital Energy Q3 EPS Boosted by Capital One Financial

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vital Energy in a report issued on Friday, March 7th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.29. The consensus estimate for Vital Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.49 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Vital Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $534.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $550.90 million. Vital Energy had a positive return on equity of 9.48% and a negative net margin of 8.89%.

Several other brokerages have also commented on VTLE. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Vital Energy from $49.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Vital Energy from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Vital Energy from $32.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Wolfe Research raised Vital Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on Vital Energy from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.00.

Vital Energy Stock Performance

VTLE opened at $20.88 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $795.97 million, a PE ratio of -4.40 and a beta of 3.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Vital Energy has a 1 year low of $20.00 and a 1 year high of $58.30. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vital Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vital Energy by 2.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 633,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,031,000 after acquiring an additional 17,782 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $750,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $1,292,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $788,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vital Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $701,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company’s stock.

Vital Energy Company Profile

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.