Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Vital Farms Inc shares valued at $790,572 were sold by OHAYER MATTHEW on Jun 13 ’25. At $31.62 per share, OHAYER MATTHEW sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,893,890 shares worth approximately $257.56 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, OHAYER MATTHEW sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 161,250 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.25 each, the insider now holds 6,888,890 shares.
Before that, Wrede Thilo had sold 1,200 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $38,316, the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER traded Vital Farms Inc shares for $31.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,200 shares, worth approximately $2.13 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BMO Capital Markets on May 06, 2025, Vital Farms Inc [VITL] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Morgan Stanley started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of February 28, 2025, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for VITL. Earlier on January 27, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for VITL stock.
Analyzing VITL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Vital Farms Inc [NASDAQ: VITL] plunged -0.53% to $37.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $37.1, but it reached a high of $38.6999 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.50%. Over the course of the year, Vital Farms Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.72 on 01/17/25 and a 52-week low of $28.87 on 03/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vital Farms Inc (VITL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 36.69, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 36.01. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.37. The next price resistance is at 39.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.56 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Vital Farms Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vital Farms Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 1.16 million shares to 7.72 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 6.55 million shares. A jump of 15.09% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.1 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.1.
Which companies own the most shares of Vital Farms Inc (VITL)?
In terms of Vital Farms Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -8.15% from the previous closing price of $37.56. Analysts anticipate Vital Farms Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Vital Farms Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 20, 2024, Craig Hallum assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $50.
