Vital Farms Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON OHAYER MATTHEW unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.07 million on Aug 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $35.83 per share,30,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, OHAYER MATTHEW now holds 6,842,070 shares worth roughly $248.91 million.
Then, OHAYER MATTHEW sold 5,000 shares, generating $201,700 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $40.34, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON now owns 6,872,070 shares.
Before that, Wrede Thilo sold 1,200 shares. Vital Farms Inc shares valued at $46,764 were divested by the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at a price of $38.97 per share. As a result of the transaction, Wrede Thilo now holds 56,187 shares, worth roughly $2.04 million.
Mizuho initiated its Vital Farms Inc [VITL] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on July 08, 2025; the price target was $45. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BMO Capital Markets’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early May with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Morgan Stanley began covering VITL with “an Overweight” recommendation on March 24, 2025. Stifel revised its rating on February 28, 2025. It rated VITL as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of VITL
On Tuesday, Vital Farms Inc [NASDAQ:VITL] saw its stock jump 0.19% to $36.38. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.78%. Vital Farms Inc shares have fallen nearly -0.36% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -3.48% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Vital Farms Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vital Farms Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -0.1 million shares to a total of 7.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.72 million shares. There was a decline of -1.33%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 27, 2025 when Telsey Advisory Group began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $52 price target.