Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $127.91 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 4.90% to $16.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.02, but it reached a high of $17.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.60%. Over the course of the year, Vital Energy Inc shares have dropped approximately -63.48%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vital Energy Inc (VTLE)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.28 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 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.71 million shares to 7.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 6.83 million shares. A jump of 9.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.69 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.69.
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 36.56% from the previous closing price of $16.11. 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.
