The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Vital Farms Inc shares valued at $201,700 were sold by OHAYER MATTHEW on Jul 23 ’25. At $40.34 per share, OHAYER MATTHEW sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,872,070 shares worth approximately $255.64 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Wrede Thilo sold 1,200 shares, netting a total of over 46,764 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $38.97 each, the insider now holds 56,187 shares.
Before that, OHAYER MATTHEW had sold 30,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,175,034, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON traded Vital Farms Inc shares for $39.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 30,000 shares, worth approximately $255.15 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on July 08, 2025, Vital Farms Inc [VITL] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $45. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for VITL. Earlier on February 28, 2025, Stifel upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VITL stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing VITL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Vital Farms Inc [NASDAQ: VITL] plunged -0.96% to $37.2. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.66, but it reached a high of $37.7369 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.14%. Over the course of the year, Vital Farms Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.03%. 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 36.66, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 36.12. In the upper region, resistance lies at 37.74. The next price resistance is at 38.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.02 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 steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.1 million shares to 7.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.72 million shares. A decline of -1.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 9.25.
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 January 27, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $52.
