In a filing, Vital Energy Inc revealed its President & CEO PIGOTT M. JASON acquired Company’s shares for reported $99495.0 on May 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $18.09 per share,5,500 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, PIGOTT M. JASON now holds 251,533 shares worth roughly $4.33 million.
Then, Campbell Richard D bought 5,000 shares, generating $88,750 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $17.75, the 10% Owner now owns 43,072 shares.
Before that, Denny Mark David sold 5,974 shares. Vital Energy Inc shares valued at $123,841 were divested by the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary at a price of $20.73 per share. As a result of the transaction, Denny Mark David now holds 42,494 shares, worth roughly $0.73 million.
Citigroup downgraded its Vital Energy Inc [VTLE] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Siebert Williams Shank’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early March from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Wolfe Research also remained covering VTLE and has increased its forecast on January 03, 2025 with a “Peer perform” recommendation from previously “an Underperform” rating. KeyBanc Capital Markets revised its rating on August 16, 2024. It rated VTLE as “a Sector weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of VTLE
On Tuesday, Vital Energy Inc [NYSE:VTLE] saw its stock jump 12.70% to $17.22. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 11.17%. Vital Energy Inc shares have fallen nearly -44.31% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -63.97% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $49.06 was reached on 01/16/25, a 52-week low of $12.30 was recorded on 04/09/25. SMA at 50 days reached $16.24, while 200 days put it at $26.62.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VTLE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 15.73, which if violated will result in even more drops to 14.24. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 18.02. A further resistance level may holdings at 18.82. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 57.92, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.03, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 26.71%. Stochastics %K at 40.39% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Vital Energy Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vital Energy Inc stocks on 2025-05-15, growing by 1.34 million shares to a total of 6.83 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 5.49 million shares. There was a rise of 19.62%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 18, 2024 when Wolfe Research began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Underperform”‘ rating along with a $50 price target.
