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Vital Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:VTLE | Benzinga
Vital Energy has a consensus price target of $44.31 based on the ratings of 15 analysts. The high is $75 issued by Stifel on April 23, 2024. The low is $23 issued by JP Morgan on March 13, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Raymond James on March 25, 2025, March 13, 2025, and March 10, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $25.67 between Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Raymond James, there's an implied 18.17% upside for Vital Energy from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Wells Fargo
JP Morgan
Raymond James
Piper Sandler
Truist Securities
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Vital Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/25/2025 | Buy Now | 10.5% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $36 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 5.89% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham59% | $34 → $23 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | 38.12% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $44 → $30 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2025 | Buy Now | 10.5% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $32 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2025 | Buy Now | 116.39% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $49 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 47.33% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2025 | Buy Now | 65.75% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $34 → $36 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 74.95% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $37 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 125.6% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $48 → $49 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate72% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 24.31% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $35 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 56.54% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $35 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 70.35% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $39 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 38.12% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham59% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 61.14% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $29 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2024 | Buy Now | 61.14% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $37 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 70.35% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $38 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 79.56% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $42 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 84.16% | BMO Capital | — | $48 → $40 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 33.52% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $41 → $29 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 120.99% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $66 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 93.37% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $55 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 42.73% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham59% | $45 → $31 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan48% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 74.95% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $52 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 203.87% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $69 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 217.68% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $68 → $69 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 213.08% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $75 → $68 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 130.2% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $54 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate72% | — | Reinstates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2024 | Buy Now | 111.79% | B of A Securities | Noah Hungness43% | → $46 | Reinstates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 148.62% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $57 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 171.64% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $55 → $59 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | 245.3% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 190.06% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan48% | $55 → $63 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 139.41% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $54 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 162.43% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang40% | $51 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 153.22% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $54 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 134.81% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham59% | $48 → $51 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 254.51% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $86 → $77 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 148.62% | Mizuho | William Janela50% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | 148.62% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 295.95% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $81 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | 157.83% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $53 → $56 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | 130.2% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $55 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | 222.28% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $86 → $70 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | 153.22% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan48% | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | 144.01% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $67 → $53 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/22/2023 | Buy Now | 231.49% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | $70 → $72 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2023 | Buy Now | 120.99% | B of A Securities | John Abbott58% | → $48 | Initiates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | 167.03% | Keybanc | Timothy Rezvan12% | → $58 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | 295.95% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $106 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/27/2023 | Buy Now | 222.28% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann66% | → $70 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | 176.24% | Citigroup | Paul Diamond52% | → $60 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2023 | Buy Now | 153.22% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $64 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2023 | Buy Now | 208.47% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $54 → $67 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | 461.69% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | → $122 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2023 | Buy Now | 461.69% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $119 → $122 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 190.06% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $54 → $63 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2023 | Buy Now | 180.85% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $39 → $61 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | 447.88% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $112 → $119 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | 148.62% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $68 → $54 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 148.62% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $49 → $54 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2023 | Buy Now | 107.18% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2023 | Buy Now | 415.65% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $110 → $112 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 125.6% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $53 → $49 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 05/18/2023 | Buy Now | 130.2% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $57 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/27/2023 | Buy Now | 406.45% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $108 → $110 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 213.08% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $59 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 162.43% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $61 → $57 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/13/2023 | Buy Now | 397.24% | Stifel | Derrick Whitfield56% | $133 → $108 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 144.01% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $49 → $53 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2023 | Buy Now | 180.85% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $68 → $61 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 125.6% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $59 → $49 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2023 | Buy Now | 180.85% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear63% | $60 → $61 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2023 | Buy Now | 171.64% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | → $59 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2023 | Buy Now | 213.08% | Raymond James | John Freeman79% | $63 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Vital Energy (VTLE) stock?
The latest price target for Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) was reported by Wells Fargo on March 25, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $24.00 expecting VTLE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 10.50% upside). 40 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Vital Energy (VTLE)?
The latest analyst rating for Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Vital Energy maintained their equal-weight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Vital Energy (VTLE)?
The last upgrade for Vital Energy happened on January 3, 2025 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to N/A. Wolfe Research previously had an underperform for Vital Energy.
When was the last downgrade for Vital Energy (VTLE)?
The last downgrade for Vital Energy happened on August 16, 2024 when Keybanc changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Vital Energy.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Vital Energy (VTLE)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Vital Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Vital Energy was filed on March 25, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 25, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Vital Energy (VTLE) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vital Energy (VTLE) rating was a maintained with a price target of $36.00 to $24.00. The current price Vital Energy (VTLE) is trading at is $21.72, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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