VITLVital Farms, Inc.
What is the market doing?
The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−37% vs 200-day) and a crowded short (+20% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −37% vs its 200-day average.
A crowded short, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How VITL is trading
Vital Farms, Inc. is −76% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 92 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $422K more stock than they sold.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −37%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 76%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $9.12
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- −9.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- −76%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- −49%
- vs 50-day average$9.97
- −8.5%
- 52-week high
- $38.38
- 52-week low
- $8.16
- Annualised volatility
- 59%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
- $422K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −71% |
| 2025 | −15% |
| 2024 | +140% |
| 2023 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | −17% |
| 2021 | −29% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2 of 6 | +0.70% |
| Feb | 6 | 2 of 6 | −6.3% |
| Mar | 6 | 1 of 6 | −8.3% |
| Apr | 6 | 3 of 6 | +2.1% |
| May | 6 | 2 of 6 | +1.2% |
| Jun | 6 | 3 of 6 | +2.5% |
| Jul | 6 | 2 of 6 | +0.64% |
| Aug | 7 | 5 of 7 | +4.7% |
| Sep | 7 | 2 of 7 | −4.2% |
| Oct | 7 | 1 of 7 | −5.5% |
| Nov | 6 | 3 of 6 | +2.0% |
| Dec | 6 | 4 of 6 | +4.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.