Vital Farms (VITL) Ascends But Remains Behind Market: Some Facts to Note
The latest trading session saw Vital Farms (VITL) ending at $39.95, denoting a +0.45% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.77%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.47%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.87%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 26.86% over the past month. This has outpaced the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 1.9% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.87% in that time.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Vital Farms in its upcoming earnings disclosure. In that report, analysts expect Vital Farms to post earnings of $0.14 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 40%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $142 million, indicating a 28.59% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
VITL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.11 per share and revenue of $595.7 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +88.14% and +26.25%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Vital Farms. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the company's business performance and profit potential.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. Right now, Vital Farms possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Vital Farms is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 35.99. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 17.49.
The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 94, putting it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
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