StoneX Reiterates Buy Rating on Vital Farms (VITL) Amid Reports Company Is Exploring Strategic Options

StoneX analyst Ben Klieve reiterated a Buy rating and $18.00 price target on Vital Farms (NASDAQ: VITL).

The analyst commented, "Yesterday after market close, an Axios report broke which stated Vital Farms was exploring strategic options, which included a potential takeout with a targeted valuation cited in the $15-$25/sh range. Shares traded up modestly in the 5%-10% range immediately after the report broke, but nowhere near this reported level. We cannot confirm the report. But we do believe exploring this process makes sense, and believe a fair M&A value would be well in excess of the current valuation which assumes little chance of a normalization of egg sector dynamics and attributes little value to the well-established Vital Farms brand. We reiterate our Buy rating and $18/sh price target."

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Shares of Vital Farms closed at $10.03 yesterday.

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