# Vital Farms (VITL) — Analyst Forecast

VITL · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vitl/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $8.00 | $11.25 | $14.00 | 4 |

Last price $8.55 (as of Oct 15, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $9.00 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $8.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $14.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $14.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $11.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | $14.00 |
| May 11, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $13.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Stifel | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | $10.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | William Blair | Downgraded | Outperform → Market Perform | — |
| May 4, 2026 | DA Davidson | Downgraded | Buy → Neutral | $16.00 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $15.00 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Buy | $34.00 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | TD Cowen | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | $16.00 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Craig-Hallum | Maintained | Buy | $20.00 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $20.00 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | Maintained | Outperform | $26.00 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | $40.00 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $35.00 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Downgraded | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $24.00 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | Maintained | Outperform | $35.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for VITL stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Vital Farms (VITL) is $11.25, with a high estimate of $14.00 and a low of $8.00, across 4 analysts.

### Is VITL a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Vital Farms currently average a Hold rating: 4 buy, 6 hold and 0 sell, from 10 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for VITL?

The average price target of $11.25 implies 31.58% upside from the last price of $8.55.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VITL?

On Oct 15, 2026, Stifel maintained Vital Farms at Hold with a price target of $9.00.

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