Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Vital Energy Inc shares valued at $308,199 were purchased by Lambert Lisa Marie on Jul 14 ’25. At $18.14 per share, Lambert Lisa Marie acquired 16,994 shares.
Also, Campbell Richard D sold 250,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,562,953 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $18.25 each, the insider now holds 7,618,933 shares.
Before that, Campbell Richard D had sold 50,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $906,235, the 10% Owner traded Vital Energy Inc shares for $18.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $141.77 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on June 24, 2025, Vital Energy Inc [VTLE] has been rated down from an Outperform to an Underperform. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 05, 2025, Siebert Williams Shank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for VTLE. Earlier on January 03, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for VTLE stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing VTLE Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Vital Energy Inc [NYSE: VTLE] rose 4.64% to $18.73. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.71, but it reached a high of $19.035 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.83%. Over the course of the year, Vital Energy Inc shares have dropped approximately -58.63%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vital Energy Inc (VTLE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.28. The next price resistance is at 19.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.38 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Vital Energy Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vital Energy Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 7.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 7.22 million shares. A jump of 5.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.22.
Which companies own the most shares of Vital Energy Inc (VTLE)?
In terms of Vital Energy Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.91% from the previous closing price of $17.9. Analysts anticipate Vital Energy Inc stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Vital Energy Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
