Vital Farms, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 6

As of Oct 22, 2026, Vital Farms is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 6 (since Sep 11, 2026). It closed at $9.41, 75.5% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, packages, markets, and distributes shell eggs, butter, and other products in the United States. More about the company

$9.41

+15.18% today

$404M · Small cap

Market Neutral — Building

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Our read

Declining, below its long-term trend

Setup score

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Momentum

Steady

Edge

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22

S2 33w

S2 14w

S4 33w

2023-08-162026-10-22

S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)

S4 8w → S1 1w → S4 5w → S1 5w → S2 33w → S3 10w → S2 6w → S3 2w → S2 2w → S4 1w → S1 1w → S2 7w → S3 2w → S4 8w → S1 10w → S2 14w → S3 5w → S4 33w → S1 7w → S4 6w current

Total tracked: 166 weeks across 20 stage runs.

VITL among Farm Products17th of 20 by relative strength

All 20 →

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#	Stock	Stage	RS	1M
1	AFRIForafric Global PLC	Stage 2 · wk 23	81	+9.3%
2	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	Stage 2 · wk 38	78	−2.8%
3	AGROAdecoagro S.A.	Stage 1 · wk 7	78	−9.4%
4	TSNTyson Foods, Inc.	Stage 4 · wk 13	64	+11.1%
5	BGBunge Limited	Stage 4 · wk 3	63	−7.5%
6	PFAIPinnacle Food Group Limited Class A	Stage 2 · wk 1	61	+22.0%
7	ALCOAlico, Inc.	Stage 4 · wk 6	60	−5.8%
8	DOLEDole plc	Stage 4 · wk 16	59	+4.6%
…17	VITLVital Farms, Inc.	Stage 4 · wk 6	13	−8.7%

vs 52W High

-75.5%

$8.16 lo$38.38 hi

75.5% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage

In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.

Stage Maturity

Week 6

1w13w26w

Week 6, early Stage 4 decline

How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.

vs 200 DMA

-35.7%

200 DMA: $14.64 · sloping down

In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.

Rel Volume

1.14x

vs 50-day avg

High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.

Trend Health

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Short-term trend rolling over

Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.

-8.7%

-27.7%

-26.1%

YTD

-68.4%

-75.3%

Scan Membership

Breakout Watch

Latest: 2025-01-15

6 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2022-10-05.

A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.

Recent Stage Timeline

2026-10-22S4

Wk 6 · Vol 1.14x

2026-10-21S4

Wk 6 · Vol 0.64x

2026-10-20S4

Wk 6 · Vol 0.95x

2026-10-19S4

Wk 6 · Vol 0.92x

2026-10-16S4

Wk 6 · Vol 1.15x

2026-10-15S4

Wk 5 · Vol 1.55x

2026-10-14S4

Wk 5 · Vol 1.17x

2026-10-13S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.72x

2026-10-12S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.78x

2026-10-09S4

Wk 5 · Vol 0.68x

2026-10-08S4

Wk 4 · Vol 1.11x

2026-10-07S4

Wk 4 · Vol 0.75x

Moving averages & range

50 DMA

$10.02

200 DMA

$14.64

52W High

$38.38

52W Low

$8.16

5D Low

$8.16

Resistance levels (recent highs)

20d High

$9.95

60d High

$12.79

120d High

$13.82

250d High

$38.38

Next resistance

+5.7%

to 20d High

ROE

+0.1%

Profit margin +0.0%

Dividend Yield

0.00%

P/B 1.4

Vital Farms: quick answers

What stage is Vital Farms in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Vital Farms (VITL) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Sep 11, 2026 and is in week 6. What the four stages mean

Is Vital Farms in an uptrend?

No. Vital Farms is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 35.7% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Vital Farms from its 52-week high?

Vital Farms closed at $9.41 on Oct 22, 2026, 75.5% below its 52-week high of $38.38. Its 52-week low is $8.16.

How has Vital Farms performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Vital Farms is down 75.3% over the past year and down 68.4% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Vital Farms in?

Vital Farms is in the Farm Products industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector.

About this companyConsumer Staples· Farm Products

Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, packages, markets, and distributes shell eggs, butter, and other products in the United States. The company produces products sourced from animals raised on family farms, including shell eggs, stick butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs under the Vital Farms brand and other trade names. It offers its products through third parties and direct to retailers, and commercial and non-commercial foodservice operators. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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All analytics based on EOD data. Data as of 2026-10-22. Past data patterns are not indicative of future results. This page is a data analytics tool only.