Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vital Farms Inc shares valued at $46,764 were sold by Wrede Thilo on Jul 11 ’25. At $38.97 per share, Wrede Thilo sold 1,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 56,187 shares worth approximately $2.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, OHAYER MATTHEW sold 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,175,034 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $39.17 each, the insider now holds 6,858,890 shares.
Before that, OHAYER MATTHEW had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $790,572, the EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON traded Vital Farms Inc shares for $31.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $251.08 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 -7.82% to $36.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.81, but it reached a high of $39.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.49%. Over the course of the year, Vital Farms Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.62%. 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 34.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.67. The next price resistance is at 40.91. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.00 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 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.79 million shares to 7.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 7.14 million shares. A jump of 9.91% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.77.
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 -12.68% from the previous closing price of $39.51. 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.
