Skip to main content
VITL logo

VITL · Vital Farms, Inc.

Track VITL — free
$10.90 -0.69 (-5.95%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$494.57M
Shares
42.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.90 Open$11.59 Day$10.83–11.61 52W close$8.28–52.41 Avg vol 30d1.6M Short int8.7M · 20.4% float · 6.1d Short vol36% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJul 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 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

      Ask ALVIS about this →

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −46%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −9%
      below
      RSI (14) 36
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −20%
      trailing
      6-month return −57%
      trailing
      YTD return −66%
      this year
      Relative strength −71%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $12 › 200d $20 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -16% holders QoQ · +49 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$70.8K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      20.37% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 6.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      228 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 79
      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 7.0%
      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

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Net Revenue · Fiscal Year 2026 $775M – $800M
      Adjusted EBITDA · Fiscal Year 2026 Non-GAAP $0 – $10M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Net revenue · full year 2025 at least $775M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      4 · 2 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −46% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −9% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      36 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      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 Accumulating
      Net +$70.8K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      20.37% of float · ▲ +9.6% MoM · 6.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      228 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 -46% vs 50-day avg -9%

      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
      $494.57M -65.9% +25.3% 20.4%
      ADM
      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
      $38.68B +39.9% -6.2% 21.9 3.4%
      BG
      Bunge Global SA
      $22.06B +27.6% +32.4% 26.5 3.0%
      TSN
      Tyson Foods, Inc.
      $19.63B -0.8% +2.1% 34.5 2.4%
      CALM
      Cal-Maine Foods Inc
      $3.80B +1.9% -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
      228
      % held
      91.0%
      Net QoQ
      -9.0M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      250
      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 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      11.8K
      Value
      $150.4K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.8%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$70.8K
      Buyers / Sellers
      2 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
      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 6, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $109.6K
      Shares
      6.8K
      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 -11.0% -19.6% -57.4% -14.4% -65.9%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -11.4% -24.0% -71.1% -18.3% -79.7%

      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) 222 filings 221 filers Visit website Investor relations