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VITL · Vital Farms, Inc.

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$10.62 -0.25 (-2.30%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$455.93M
Shares
42.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.62 Open$10.78 Day$10.58–11.05 52W close$8.28–52.41 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int8.7M · 20.4% float · 6.1d Short vol36% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJul 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

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Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 27, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −46%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −12%
      below
      RSI (14) 35
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 5%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −17%
      trailing
      6-month return −50%
      trailing
      YTD return −67%
      this year
      Relative strength −61%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $12 › 200d $20 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -16% holders QoQ · +49 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      20.37% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 6.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 77
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +25%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 38%
      contracting
      EPS growth +22%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-48.2M
      Buyback $65.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $43.8M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −84%
      past year
      ATR 6.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Net revenue · fiscal year 2026 Initiated $775M – $800M
      prior FY $759.44M midpoint +3.7% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $0 – $10M
      Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2026 Initiated $70M – $75M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 4, 2025
      Net revenue · fiscal year 2025 at least $775M
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal year 2025 at least $115M
      Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2025 $80M – $100M
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Net revenue fiscal year 2025
      guided at least $775M
      $759.44M Miss −2.0%
      Net revenue Fiscal Year 2023
      guided at least $465M
      $471.86M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 2 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −46% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −12% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      35 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      5% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $12 › 200d $20 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -16% holders QoQ · +49 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      20.37% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 6.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $11 · 5% Range high $52
      vs 200-day avg -46% vs 50-day avg -12%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Net Loss non-GAAP $20M the second quarter of 2026
      Adjusted Net Loss per Diluted Share non-GAAP $0.47 the second quarter of 2026
      stores 24,000 as of the date of this release
      farmer network 600 Fiscal Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Farm Products — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VITL
      Vital Farms, Inc.
      this stock
      $455.93M -66.8% +25.3% 20.4%
      ADM
      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
      $39.38B +42.1% -6.2% 22.3 3.4%
      BG
      Bunge Global SA
      $22.62B +30.9% +32.4% 27.2 3.0%
      TSN
      Tyson Foods, Inc.
      $20.55B -0.4% +2.1% 36.1 2.4%
      CALM
      Cal-Maine Foods Inc
      $3.87B +3.6% -31.7% 10.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      229
      % held
      91.1%
      Net QoQ
      -9.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      247
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      8.7M
      Days to cover
      6.1d
      Change
      +764.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      36%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.6K
      Value
      $32.9K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $759.4M
      Net income (FY)
      $66.3M
      EPS diluted
      $1.44
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $65.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 17, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $108.3K
      Shares
      6.7K
      Filed
      Mar 16, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Vital Farms Reports Second Quarte…
      Published
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VITL -8.4% -16.7% -49.6% -16.6% -66.8%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -6.4% -20.0% -60.8% -18.7% -78.6%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 28, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $65.00M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1579733 CUSIP 92847W103 13F (30d) 210 filings 208 filers Visit website Investor relations