Vital Farms short interest was 45.96% of the float on May 15th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 13,659,135 shares, which was a decrease of -3.24% from April 30th.
It is estimated that it would take 2.48 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
Vital Farms Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 163 institutional investors add shares of Vital Farms stock to their portfolio, and 186 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,047,955 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $28,917,124
- AMAZON COM INC removed 1,529,230 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $48,843,606
- HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC added 1,233,084 shares (+3460.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $17,411,146
- EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC removed 1,162,022 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $16,407,750
- LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC removed 1,048,977 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $33,504,325
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC removed 977,600 shares (-91.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $13,803,712
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 974,558 shares (+127.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $13,760,758
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
Vital Farms Insider Trading Activity
Vital Farms insiders have traded $VITL stock on the open market 20 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 13 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VITL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MATTHEW OHAYER has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 70,000 shares for an estimated $1,912,249.
- RUSSELL DIEZ-CANSECO (PRESIDENT AND CEO) sold 16,734 shares for an estimated $586,526
- WILLIAM B. CYR has made 2 purchases buying 10,750 shares for an estimated $149,445 and 0 sales.
- JOSEPH MICHAEL HOLLAND (Chief Supply Chain Officer) purchased 12,484 shares for an estimated $99,872
- KARL KHOURY purchased 5,000 shares for an estimated $92,250
- GLENDA J FLANAGAN purchased 6,100 shares for an estimated $50,813
- GISEL RUIZ purchased 6,151 shares for an estimated $50,007
- STEPHANIE COON (Chief Strategy Officer) purchased 5,895 shares for an estimated $49,635
- PETER NICHOLAS PAPPAS (CSO and President, Eggs) purchased 3,500 shares for an estimated $29,785
- DENNY MARIE POST purchased 3,000 shares for an estimated $24,690
- KELLY J. KENNEDY purchased 2,500 shares for an estimated $21,000
- KOFI OWUSU AMOO-GOTTFRIED purchased 2,375 shares for an estimated $20,068
- HOVEN REENA CHAUHAN VAN (Chief People Officer) purchased 2,242 shares for an estimated $19,998
- KATHRYN MCKEON (CMO and GM, Butter) purchased 604 shares for an estimated $5,001
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
Vital Farms Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VITL in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/13/2026
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025
- DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Vital Farms, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VITL forecast page.
Vital Farms Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VITL recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $VITL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $18.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Gerald Pascarelli from Needham set a target price of $13.0 on 05/11/2026
- Matthew Smith from Stifel set a target price of $10.0 on 05/08/2026
- Brian Holland from DA Davidson set a target price of $16.0 on 05/04/2026
- Megan Clapp from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $15.0 on 04/23/2026
- Robert Moskow from TD Cowen set a target price of $16.0 on 04/08/2026
- Eric Des Lauiers from Craig-Hallum set a target price of $20.0 on 04/02/2026
- Sarang Vora from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $26.0 on 03/27/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
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