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VITL · Vital Farms, Inc.

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$10.79 +0.35 (+3.35%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$463.23M
Shares
42.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.79 Open$10.47 Day$10.45–10.97 52W close$8.28–51.90 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int8.4M · 19.5% float · 4.8d Short vol55% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJul 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 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

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −43%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 41
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −15%
      trailing
      6-month return −44%
      trailing
      YTD return −66%
      this year
      Relative strength −57%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $12 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -16% holders QoQ · +49 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      19.51% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 4.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      230 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 65
      elevated · 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 $28.7M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −84%
      past year
      ATR 6.3%
      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 2 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Net revenue · fiscal year 2026 Maintained $775M – $800M
      May 7, 2026 $775M – $800M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $775M – $800M
      prior FY $759.44M midpoint +3.7% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal year 2026 Non-GAAP Maintained $0 – $10M
      Jun 30, 2026 $0 – $10M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $0 – $10M
      Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2026 Maintained $70M – $75M
      May 7, 2026 $70M – $75M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $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 3 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
      Net revenue fiscal year 2022
      guided at least $340M
      $362.05M 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
      −43% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      41 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $12 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -16% holders QoQ · +49 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      19.51% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 4.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      230 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $11 · 6% Range high $52
      vs 200-day avg -43% vs 50-day avg -10%

      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
      Capital expenditures $20.8M first quarter of 2026
      farmer network 625 first quarter of 2026
      Remaining authorized repurchases $80M first quarter of 2026
      Stock repurchases - aggregate cost $20M first quarter of 2026
      Stock repurchases - shares 1,001,747 first quarter of 2026
      stores 23,500 first quarter of 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA (surpassing milestone) non-GAAP $100M fiscal year 2025
      Stock repurchase program authorization $100M two-year program authorized in fiscal 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
      $463.23M -66.2% +25.3% 19.5%
      ADM
      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
      $39.30B +41.8% -6.2% 22.3 2.5%
      BG
      Bunge Global SA
      $22.41B +29.6% +32.4% 26.9 3.2%
      TSN
      Tyson Foods, Inc.
      $19.49B -5.5% +2.1% 34.2 2.1%
      CALM
      Cal-Maine Foods Inc
      $3.76B +0.8% -31.7% 10.7%

      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
      230
      % held
      91.2%
      Net QoQ
      -9.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      213
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      8.4M
      Days to cover
      4.8d
      Change
      -367.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      55%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.6K
      Value
      $32.9K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.5%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 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 +2.1% -15.2% -43.5% -15.2% -66.2%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +1.6% -18.2% -56.9% -18.2% -79.0%

      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) 192 filings 186 filers Visit website Investor relations