Shares of egg and butter company Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL)
fell 9.1% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results which significantly beat analysts' EPS and EBITDA expectations, although its full-year EBITDA guidance slightly missed. The company stuck to its revenue forecast but guided EBITDA a bit lower than expected, citing supply constraints and macro uncertainty. Overall, we think this was still a solid quarter.
Egg and butter company Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 9.6% year on year to $162.2 million. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $740 million at the midpoint. Its GAAP profit of $0.37 per share was 45.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Over the last six months, Vital Farms shares have sunk to $29.92, producing a disappointing 12.8% loss - worse than the S&P 500’s 1.4% drop. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Egg and butter company Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) reported Q4 CY2024 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 22.2% year on year to $166 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $740 million at the midpoint came in 4.7% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.23 per share was 40% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
