Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate VTLE's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate VTLE's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate VTLE's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as VTLE has not reported any payouts.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/03 08:45
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Vital Energy, Inc. is covered by 48 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Joseph Allman	Baird
Jeffrey Robertson	Barclays
Phillip Jungwirth	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research

Vital Energy Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Vital Energy: Here Comes 2025 While Updating 2024

Improved Earnings Required Before Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 23%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 85%

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2024

Vital Energy: Hedging Fueled Gains And Point Energy Outperformance

Price target decreased by 8.9% to US$40.83

Executive VP & CFO recently sold US$285k worth of stock

Executive VP notifies of intention to sell stock

Vital Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2024

Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Vital Energy: Prospect Deal Details And Operational Improvements

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) and Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:NOG) completed the acquisition of Assets of Point Energy Partners, LLC.

Price target decreased by 7.0% to US$54.08

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Vital Energy's (NYSE:VTLE) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 19%

Second quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Third Quarter and Fourth Quarter and Increase Production Guidance for the Full Year of Fiscal Year 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Vital Energy: First Howard County, Now Delaware Basin

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 13%

Vital Energy: Bringing Costs Down

Vital Energy, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Vital Energy, Inc.(NYSE:VTLE) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

Vital Energy: Going West For More Oil

Vital Energy: Strong Production Performance, But Dealing With Elevated Operating Costs

Are Investors Undervaluing Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) By 39%?

Vital Energy: Trying To Change Its Stripes

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Second Quarter and Reiterates Production Guidance for the Full Year of Fiscal Year 2024

Vital Energy Q1: Optimizing The Acquisitions

Vital Energy, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

Vital Energy: Raising The Bar

Vital Energy, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Vital Energy, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$34.30 (vs US$37.88 in FY 2022)

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the First-Quarter and Full Year of 2024

Vital Energy: Management Snuck In More Equity

Now 24% overvalued

Vital Energy: Why I Sold My Shares (Downgrade)

Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price

Vital Energy Blows Past Guidance

Vital Energy, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 21, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 14%

Vital Energy: Cheap Free Cash Flow

Price target decreased by 8.6% to US$72.64

Vital Energy, Inc. Promotes Katie Hill to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 26%, revenue upgraded

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Revises Production Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

Vital Energy: Going For The Black Gold

Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Is Well Worth Watching

Now 22% undervalued

Vital Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Senior VP recently sold US$301k worth of stock

Now 22% undervalued

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Vital Energy, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $148.5 million.

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) entered into an agreement to acquire Oil and Gas properties in the Midland and Delaware Basin from Henry Resources LLC, Henry Energy LP and Moriah Henry Partners LLC for $520 million.

Vital Energy: Permian Acquisitions Are How You Increase Cash Flow Quickly

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Oil and gas properties in Delaware Basin, including 21,450 net acres in Reeves County from Tall City Operations III LLC and Tall City Exploration III LLC for approximately $440 million.

Calculating The Fair Value Of Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE)

Price target increased by 8.4% to US$74.44

Vital Energy: Remaking A Company

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 42%

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Vital Energy, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%