Vital Energy(US:VTLE) ZACKSยท2025-08-07 01:31Core Insights - Vital Energy reported a revenue of $429.63 million for the quarter ended June 2025, marking a year-over-year decline of 9.8% and a surprise of -13.97% compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $499.41 million [1] - The earnings per share (EPS) for the same period was $2.02, which is an increase from $1.46 a year ago, resulting in an EPS surprise of +2.02% against the consensus estimate of $1.98 [1] Financial Performance Metrics - Average daily oil equivalent sales volumes were 137,864.00 BOE/D, slightly above the estimated 135,978.80 BOE/D [4] - Average sales prices for NGL were $14.29, lower than the estimated $15.39 [4] - Natural gas sales volumes were 19,908.00 MMcf, exceeding the estimate of 19,849.25 MMcf [4] - NGL sales volumes were 3,573.00 MBBL, surpassing the estimate of 3,338.20 MBBL [4] - Oil equivalent sales volumes were 12,546.00 MBOE, above the estimate of 12,374.79 MBOE [4] - Oil sales volumes were 5,655.00 MBBL, slightly below the estimate of 5,728.32 MBBL [4] - Average sales prices for natural gas were $0.53, lower than the estimated $0.80 [4] - Average sales prices for oil were $64.65, compared to the estimate of $64.46 [4] - Revenues from natural gas were $10.63 million, significantly lower than the estimated $33.34 million, representing a -297.9% change year-over-year [4] - Revenues from NGL were $51.05 million, slightly below the estimate of $54.11 million, but showing a year-over-year increase of +28% [4] - Revenues from oil were $365.61 million, below the estimate of $397.85 million, reflecting a -17.2% change year-over-year [4] Stock Performance - Shares of Vital Energy have returned -11.7% over the past month, contrasting with the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating potential performance in line with the broader market in the near term [3]