Vital Energy Inc (TSE:VUX)
:VUX
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Rating:43Neutral
Price Target:
C$0.13
▲(30.00% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/20/26
Score is held down primarily by weak financial performance—volatile profitability, a sharp 2025 downturn, negative free cash flow, and materially higher leverage. Technicals add caution with price below key moving averages, while valuation is neutral because the negative P/E and lack of dividend data provide limited support.
Positive Factors
Permian Basin focus and drilling expertise
Operating in the Permian Basin with horizontal drilling expertise is a durable structural advantage: it provides access to a deep, low-cost resource base and existing midstream infrastructure, supporting steady production potential and long-term reserve monetization.
Negative Factors
Rising leverage and thin equity
Rapid debt growth to ~$33.5M alongside a shrunken equity base (~$7.6M) materially weakens the balance sheet. Higher leverage increases interest and refinancing risk, limits financial flexibility, and raises the chance of covenant stress during commodity or operational disruptions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Permian Basin focus and drilling expertise
Operating in the Permian Basin with horizontal drilling expertise is a durable structural advantage: it provides access to a deep, low-cost resource base and existing midstream infrastructure, supporting steady production potential and long-term reserve monetization.
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Vital Energy (VUX) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$11.58M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)9.46K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)-0.86
Revenue Growth-16.89%
EPS Growth-300.21%
CountryCA
Employees326
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.10
Shares Outstanding82,699,974
10 Day Avg. Volume3,250
30 Day Avg. Volume9,455
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)1.48
Price to Sales (P/S)0.71
P/FCF Ratio-27.21
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Vital Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vital Energy (VUX) is a leading provider in the renewable energy sector, specializing in the development and management of sustainable energy solutions. The company focuses on harnessing solar, wind, and energy storage technologies to deliver clea...
How the Company Makes Money
Vital Energy primarily makes money by producing and selling hydrocarbons—crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs—from its wells. Revenue is generated when production volumes are sold to third-party purchasers/marketers under commodity sales arrangements,...
Vital Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
42
Neutral
Balance Sheet
28
Negative
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 15.67M | 20.90M | 14.43M | 19.68M | 13.49M |
| Gross Profit | 4.01M | 7.02M | 2.56M | 7.19M | 8.41M |
| EBITDA | 9.13M | 12.05M | 57.75K | 8.78M | 11.81M |
| Net Income | -8.02M | 4.00M | -5.37M | 4.71M | 8.95M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 46.66M | 37.06M | 29.74M | 21.61M | 16.28M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 7.43M | 1.02M | 7.11M | 2.10M | 1.66M |
| Total Debt | 33.52M | 15.03M | 9.09M | 203.26K | 253.03K |
| Total Liabilities | 39.09M | 21.48M | 18.16M | 4.66M | 4.15M |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.56M | 15.58M | 11.58M | 16.95M | 12.14M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -410.38K | -6.82M | -6.06M | 5.11M | 4.72M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6.89M | 10.25M | 5.86M | 11.66M | 8.05M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -18.73M | -15.28M | -14.94M | -12.87M | -2.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 18.25M | 5.94M | 8.90M | 52.50K | -3.81M |
Vital Energy Technical Analysis
Negative
0.10
Price Trends
0.16
Negative
0.16
Negative
0.15
Negative
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Negative
46.99
Neutral
46.15
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:VUX, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.1 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.15, below the 50-day MA of 0.16, and below the 200-day MA of 0.15, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 46.99 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 46.15 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:VUX.
Vital Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
50 Neutral | C$19.41M | -4.39 | -18.37% | ― | -39.24% | 65.91% | |
50 Neutral | C$38.35M | -4.18 | -53.45% | ― | ― | -380.43% | |
46 Neutral | C$14.58M | -1.71 | -36.60% | ― | 139.27% | -394.86% | |
44 Neutral | C$9.05M | -0.40 | -575.47% | ― | ― | -22680.00% | |
43 Neutral | C$11.58M | -0.29 | 12.30% | ― | -16.89% | -300.21% | |
39 Underperform | C$10.82M | -7.11 | 431.16% | ― | ― | ― |
* Energy Sector Average
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