Ratings Vital Energy, Inc.

Equities

VTLE

US5168062058

Real-time Estimate Cboe BZX Other stock markets 02:06:49 2024-04-29 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
55.24 ^USD	+0.11%		+1.34%	+21.57%

Apr. 23	Stifel Adjusts Price Target on Vital Energy to $75 From $70, Maintains Buy Rating	MT
Apr. 22	KeyBanc Adjusts Price Target on Vital Energy to $63 From $55, Maintains Overweight Rating	MT

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 6.2 and 5.62 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2025 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
The company appears to be poorly valued given its net asset value.
The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Analyst opinion has improved significantly over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.

Weaknesses

According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
The company's earnings growth outlook lacks momentum and is a weakness.
For the last 12 months, analysts have been regularly downgrading their EPS expectations. Analysts predict worse results for the company against their predictions a year ago.
For the last four months, EPS estimates made by Standard & Poor's analysts have been revised downwards.
The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.

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