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Vital Farms (VITL) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

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Vital Farms (VITL - Free Report) closed at $44.61 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.78% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%.

The stock of company has fallen by 7.55% in the past month, lagging the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 3.97% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.68%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Vital Farms in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.28, signifying a 75.00% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $189.46 million, up 30.66% from the year-ago period.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $1.35 per share and a revenue of $772.03 million, signifying shifts of +14.41% and +27.33%, respectively, from the last year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Vital Farms. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Vital Farms currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

With respect to valuation, Vital Farms is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.47. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 15.92.

The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 185, placing it within the bottom 26% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.


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