Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vital Energy Inc shares valued at $88,750 were purchased by Campbell Richard D on Apr 03 ’25. At $17.75 per share, Campbell Richard D acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 43,072 shares worth approximately $0.6 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Denny Mark David sold 5,974 shares, netting a total of over 123,841 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.73 each, the insider now holds 42,494 shares.
Before that, Lemmerman Bryan had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $207,300, the EVP & CFO traded Vital Energy Inc shares for $20.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $1.36 million.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on April 07, 2025, Vital Energy Inc [VTLE] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $17. Analysts at Siebert Williams Shank downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of January 03, 2025, Wolfe Research has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for VTLE. Earlier on August 16, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector weight” for VTLE stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing VTLE Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.83%. Over the course of the year, Vital Energy Inc shares have dropped approximately -54.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $36.72 on 01/16/25 and a 52-week low of $12.30 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $18.60, while a 200-day SMA reached $28.82.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vital Energy Inc (VTLE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 13.62, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.33. In the upper region, resistance lies at 14.24. The next price resistance is at 14.57. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.14, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 84.03%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
