Vital Energy Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Denny Mark David unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Mar 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $20.73 per share,5,974 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Denny Mark David now holds 42,494 shares worth roughly $0.92 million.
Then, Lemmerman Bryan sold 10,000 shares, generating $207,300 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $20.73, the EVP & CFO now owns 97,556 shares.
Before that, Hill Kathryn Anne sold 5,673 shares. Vital Energy Inc shares valued at $117,601 were divested by the SVP & Chief Operating Officer at a price of $20.73 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hill Kathryn Anne now holds 46,413 shares, worth roughly $1.0 million.
Siebert Williams Shank downgraded its Vital Energy Inc [VTLE] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published on March 05, 2025; the price target was decreased to $27 from $62. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “an Underperform” to “a Peer perform”. KeyBanc Capital Markets also remained covering VTLE and has decreased its forecast on August 16, 2024 with a “Sector weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Wolfe Research started covering the stock on July 18, 2024. It rated VTLE as “an Underperform”.
Price Performance Review of VTLE
On Tuesday, Vital Energy Inc [NYSE:VTLE] saw its stock jump 0.05% to $21.62. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.35%. Vital Energy Inc shares have fallen nearly -30.08% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -57.23% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $58.30 was reached on 01/16/25, a 52-week low of $19.85 was recorded on 03/14/25. SMA at 50 days reached $30.14, while 200 days put it at $33.68.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VTLE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 21.16, which if violated will result in even more drops to 20.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 22.16. A further resistance level may holdings at 22.71. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 32.28, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.77, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 77.25%. Stochastics %K at 19.60% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Vital Energy Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vital Energy Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, dropping by -0.32 million shares to a total of 5.55 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 5.86 million shares. There was a decline of -5.69%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on June 14, 2024 when BofA Securities resumed its ‘”an Underperform”‘ rating for the stock.
