Vertex Energy (VTNR) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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VTNR Stock Forecast


Vertex Energy stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $9.60 (represents a 2320.57% upside from VTNR’s last price of $0.40) and a rating consensus of 'Hold', based on 3 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

VTNR Price Target


The average price target for Vertex Energy (VTNR) is $9.60 based on 1-year price targets from 3 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $15.00 to $1.50. This represents a potential 2320.57% upside from VTNR's last price of $0.40.

VTNR Analyst Ratings


Hold

According to 3 Wall Street analysts, Vertex Energy's rating consensus is 'Hold'. The analyst rating breakdown for VTNR stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 1 'Buy' (33.33%), 2 'Hold' (66.67%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Vertex Energy Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
May 13, 2024Mike HoffmanStifel Nicolaus$1.50$1.1728.21%278.21%
Feb 08, 2023-Northland Securities$15.00$7.5598.68%3682.15%
Dec 14, 2022-UBS$6.90$6.545.50%1639.79%
Aug 10, 2022-H.C. Wainwright$15.00$7.8092.31%3682.15%
Jun 08, 2022Michael HoffmanStifel Nicolaus$20.00$16.8118.98%4942.86%
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The latest Vertex Energy stock forecast, released on May 13, 2024 by Mike Hoffman from Stifel Nicolaus, set a price target of $1.50, which represents a 28.21% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($1.17), and a 278.21% increase from VTNR last price ($0.40).

Vertex Energy Price Target by Period


1M3M12M
# Anlaysts--1
Avg Price Target--$1.50
Last Closing Price$0.40$0.40$0.40
Upside/Downside-100.00%-100.00%278.21%

In the current month, the average price target of Vertex Energy stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Vertex Energy's last price of $0.40. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Aug 08, 2024Craig-Hallum-HoldDowngrade
Jul 26, 2023OppenheimerOutperformPerformDowngrade
Mar 01, 2023Oppenheimer-OutperformUpgrade
Dec 14, 2022UBS-NeutralInitialise
Jun 01, 2021H.C. WainwrightBuyBuyHold
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Vertex Energy's last stock rating was published by Craig-Hallum on Aug 08, 2024. The company Downgrade its VTNR rating from "null" to "Hold".

Vertex Energy Financial Forecast


Vertex Energy Revenue Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Mar 18Mar 17
Revenue--------$732.75M$1.02B$734.89M$691.14M$876.29M$810.21M$991.84M$40.22M$30.96M$28.97M$65.19M$58.08M$40.07M$37.38M$21.37M$36.20M$42.59M$37.80M$43.66M$39.32M$41.37M$34.77M
Avg Forecast$778.13M$882.19M$773.14M$731.52M$677.35M$534.20M$726.44M$675.44M$720.21M$900.22M$707.74M$714.54M$846.87M$913.67M$984.53M$46.83M$29.37M$52.00M$54.41M$48.65M$41.25M$37.68M$19.84M$44.73M$41.97M$42.00M$42.30M$41.95M$16.55M$14.49M
High Forecast$796.78M$903.33M$791.67M$749.05M$693.58M$610.69M$743.85M$691.62M$772.79M$921.79M$724.70M$731.67M$867.16M$935.57M$1.07B$50.92M$31.94M$56.55M$59.17M$52.90M$44.86M$40.98M$21.58M$48.64M$45.64M$45.67M$46.00M$45.62M$19.86M$17.39M
Low Forecast$759.50M$861.07M$754.63M$714.00M$661.13M$457.70M$709.05M$659.27M$661.60M$878.66M$690.79M$697.44M$826.59M$891.80M$898.42M$42.73M$26.80M$47.45M$49.65M$44.39M$37.65M$34.39M$18.11M$40.82M$38.30M$38.33M$38.60M$38.28M$13.24M$11.59M
# Analysts----12145444333344449999131313131517
Surprise %--------1.02%1.13%1.04%0.97%1.03%0.89%1.01%0.86%1.05%0.56%1.20%1.19%0.97%0.99%1.08%0.81%1.01%0.90%1.03%0.94%2.50%2.40%

Vertex Energy's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $675.44M, with a low forecast of $659.27M, and a high forecast of $691.62M. VTNR's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -7.82% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $732.75M (Dec 23).

Vertex Energy EBITDA Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Mar 18Mar 17
# Analysts----12145444333344449999131313131517
EBITDA--------$-39.63M$26.14M$-123.62M$31.50M$58.56M$25.79M$-29.07M$-6.72M$-6.10M$5.03M$-17.63M$2.67M$-2.80M$-1.69M$-8.44M$-6.20M$3.60M$-300.12K$2.09M$-2.47M$237.99K$-259.86K
Avg Forecast$-8.14M$-9.23M$-8.09M$-7.65M$-7.09M$-5.59M$-7.60M$-7.07M$-7.54M$-9.42M$-7.41M$-7.48M$-8.86M$14.94M$-10.30M$-28.02M$-307.35K$-544.10K$-569.36K$7.20M$-431.66K$-394.29K$-207.61K$-18.14M$-439.14K$-439.47K$-442.61K$-1.36M$130.90K$-114.34K
High Forecast$-7.95M$-9.01M$-7.90M$-7.47M$-6.92M$-4.79M$-7.42M$-6.90M$-6.92M$-9.19M$-7.23M$-7.30M$-8.65M$17.93M$-9.40M$-22.42M$-280.47K$-496.52K$-519.56K$8.64M$-393.91K$-359.81K$-189.45K$-14.51M$-400.74K$-401.03K$-403.90K$-1.09M$157.07K$-91.47K
Low Forecast$-8.34M$-9.45M$-8.28M$-7.84M$-7.26M$-6.39M$-7.78M$-7.24M$-8.09M$-9.65M$-7.58M$-7.66M$-9.07M$11.95M$-11.20M$-33.63M$-334.23K$-591.69K$-619.15K$5.76M$-469.41K$-428.78K$-225.77K$-21.77M$-477.55K$-477.90K$-481.31K$-1.63M$104.72K$-137.21K
Surprise %--------5.26%-2.77%16.69%-4.21%-6.61%1.73%2.82%0.24%19.85%-9.24%30.96%0.37%6.49%4.29%40.67%0.34%-8.19%0.68%-4.73%1.82%1.82%2.27%

5 analysts predict VTNR's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $-7.54M, with a high of $-6.92M and a low of $-8.09M. This is -128.83% lower than Vertex Energy's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $26.14M.

Vertex Energy Net Income Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Mar 18Mar 17
# Analysts----12145444333344449999131313131517
Net Income--------$-63.79M$43.99M$-81.40M$3.47M$44.46M$22.23M$-81.80M$-8.49M$-18.48M$7.94M$-19.76M$600.62K$-4.89M$-3.72M$-10.38M$-8.18M$1.00M$-2.94M$-427.44K$-4.96M$-2.26M$-3.20M
Avg Forecast$-3.40M$-790.38K$-3.54M$-4.60M$-18.91M$-16.38M$-12.14M$-10.02M$-24.96M$12.08M$-36.09M$12.03M$32.01M$23.60M$127.80M$-13.42M$7.01M$3.74M$1.40M$1.62M$-7.79M$-14.34M$-14.34M$-23.92M$-3.43M$-1.40M$-3.27M$-2.73M$-1.24M$-1.41M
High Forecast$-3.30M$-765.78K$-3.43M$-4.46M$-18.32M$-14.89M$-11.76M$-9.71M$-19.70M$12.45M$-34.96M$12.41M$33.01M$28.32M$142.33M$-10.73M$7.81M$4.17M$1.56M$1.95M$-6.91M$-12.71M$-12.71M$-19.14M$-3.04M$-1.24M$-2.90M$-2.18M$-993.79K$-1.13M
Low Forecast$-3.51M$-815.00K$-3.65M$-4.75M$-19.50M$-17.87M$-12.52M$-10.34M$-31.53M$11.70M$-37.21M$11.66M$31.01M$18.88M$113.27M$-16.10M$6.22M$3.32M$1.24M$1.30M$-8.68M$-15.97M$-15.97M$-28.70M$-3.82M$-1.56M$-3.65M$-3.28M$-1.49M$-1.69M
Surprise %--------2.56%3.64%2.26%0.29%1.39%0.94%-0.64%0.63%-2.63%2.12%-14.09%0.37%0.63%0.26%0.72%0.34%-0.29%2.10%0.13%1.82%1.82%2.27%

Vertex Energy's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $-24.96M, with a range of $-31.53M to $-19.70M. VTNR's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -156.73% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $43.99M (Sep 23).

Vertex Energy SG&A Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Mar 18Mar 17
# Analysts----12145444333344449999131313131517
SG&A--------$40.92M$43.14M$42.64M$41.94M$37.85M$36.98M$36.64M$8.78M$5.62M$4.94M$8.83M$7.93M$7.17M$6.24M$6.03M$6.70M$6.65M$6.15M$6.03M$5.35M$5.65M$5.23M
Avg Forecast$92.39M$104.74M$91.80M$86.85M$80.42M$63.43M$86.25M$80.20M$85.51M$106.88M$84.03M$84.84M$100.55M$14.69M$116.89M$23.71M$3.49M$6.17M$6.46M$21.40M$4.90M$4.47M$2.36M$19.60M$4.98M$4.99M$5.02M$2.94M$3.10M$2.30M
High Forecast$94.60M$107.25M$94.00M$88.93M$82.35M$72.51M$88.32M$82.12M$91.75M$109.44M$86.04M$86.87M$102.96M$17.62M$127.12M$28.45M$3.79M$6.71M$7.03M$25.68M$5.33M$4.87M$2.56M$23.52M$5.42M$5.42M$5.46M$3.53M$3.73M$2.76M
Low Forecast$90.18M$102.24M$89.60M$84.77M$78.50M$54.34M$84.19M$78.28M$78.55M$104.32M$82.02M$82.81M$98.14M$11.75M$106.67M$18.97M$3.18M$5.63M$5.90M$17.12M$4.47M$4.08M$2.15M$15.68M$4.55M$4.55M$4.58M$2.35M$2.48M$1.84M
Surprise %--------0.48%0.40%0.51%0.49%0.38%2.52%0.31%0.37%1.61%0.80%1.37%0.37%1.46%1.40%2.56%0.34%1.34%1.23%1.20%1.82%1.82%2.27%

Vertex Energy's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $80.20M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $78.28M to $82.12M. The forecast indicates a 95.96% rise compared to VTNR last annual SG&A of $40.92M (Dec 23).

Vertex Energy EPS Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Mar 18Mar 17
# Analysts----12145444333344449999131313131517
EPS--------$-0.74$0.47$-1.02$0.05$0.98$0.30$-1.20$-0.13$-0.30$0.13$-0.38$0.01$-0.10$-0.10$-0.25$-0.21$0.02$-0.09$-0.01$-0.15$-0.07$-0.12
Avg Forecast$-0.04$-0.01$-0.04$-0.05$-0.20$-0.18$-0.13$-0.11$-0.27$0.13$-0.39$0.13$0.34$-0.04$1.37$-0.14$0.07$0.04$0.01$-0.01$-0.08$-0.15$-0.15$-0.04$-0.04$-0.01$-0.04$-0.07$-0.03$-0.03
High Forecast$-0.04$-0.01$-0.04$-0.05$-0.20$-0.16$-0.13$-0.10$-0.21$0.13$-0.37$0.13$0.35$-0.04$1.52$-0.12$0.08$0.04$0.02$-0.01$-0.07$-0.14$-0.14$-0.03$-0.03$-0.01$-0.03$-0.06$-0.02$-0.02
Low Forecast$-0.04$-0.01$-0.04$-0.05$-0.21$-0.19$-0.13$-0.11$-0.34$0.13$-0.40$0.12$0.33$-0.04$1.21$-0.15$0.07$0.04$0.01$-0.01$-0.09$-0.17$-0.17$-0.04$-0.04$-0.02$-0.04$-0.07$-0.03$-0.03
Surprise %--------2.77%3.64%2.64%0.36%2.86%-6.92%-0.88%0.95%-4.00%3.25%-25.33%-0.75%1.23%0.65%1.63%5.73%-0.60%6.00%0.30%2.31%2.61%4.59%

According to 5 Wall Street analysts, Vertex Energy's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $-0.27, with a low estimate of $-0.34 and a high estimate of $-0.21. This represents a -156.79% decrease compared to VTNR previous annual EPS of $0.47 (Sep 23).

Vertex Energy Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
VTNRVertex Energy$0.40$9.602300.00%Hold
CLNEClean Energy Fuels$3.08$5.0062.34%Strong Buy
AMTXAemetis$2.45$3.8858.37%Buy
PBFPBF Energy$33.22$45.1836.00%Buy
DINOHF Sinclair$46.91$58.8825.52%Buy
DKDelek US$20.02$22.8814.29%Hold
VLOValero Energy$136.66$148.928.97%Buy
MPCMarathon Petroleum$164.67$158.80-3.56%Buy
DKLDelek Logistics Partners, LP$43.86$40.00-8.80%Buy
CVICVR Energy$23.93$21.33-10.87%Buy

VTNR Forecast FAQ


No, according to 3 Wall Street analysts, Vertex Energy (VTNR) is considered a 'Hold'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 1 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 33.33% of VTNR's total ratings.

Vertex Energy (VTNR) average price target is $9.6 with a range of $1.5 to $15, implying a 2320.57% from its last price of $0.397. The data is based on 3 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for VTNR stock, the company can go up by 2320.57% (from the last price of $0.397 to the average price target of $9.6), up by 3682.15% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 278.21% based on the lowest stock price target.

VTNR's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $9.6 supports the claim that Vertex Energy can reach $1 in the near future.

Vertex Energy's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2024) are as follows: average revenue is $2.61B (high $2.74B, low $2.49B), average EBITDA is $-27.346M (high $-26.024M, low $-28.667M), average net income is $-57.454M (high $-54.687M, low $-60.222M), average SG&A $310.29M (high $325.29M, low $295.3M), and average EPS is $-0.614 (high $-0.585, low $-0.644). VTNR's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $3.16B (high $3.24B, low $3.09B), average EBITDA is $-33.117M (high $-32.324M, low $-33.91M), average net income is $-12.342M (high $-11.958M, low $-12.727M), average SG&A $375.78M (high $384.79M, low $366.78M), and average EPS is $-0.132 (high $-0.128, low $-0.136).

Based on Vertex Energy's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $3.18B, beating the average analysts forecast of $3.04B by 4.42%. Apple's EBITDA was $2.55M, missing the average prediction of $-31.837M by -108.01%. The company's net income was $-71.486M, beating the average estimation of $-36.934M by 93.55%. Apple's SG&A was $168.64M, missing the average forecast of $361.26M by -53.32%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.84, beating the average prediction of $-0.395 by 112.68%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Vertex Energy's revenue was $732.74M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $720.21M by 1.74%. The company's EBITDA was $-39.633M, beating the average prediction of $-7.536M by 425.92%. Vertex Energy's net income was $-63.791M, beating the average estimation of $-24.959M by 155.58%. The company's SG&A was $40.92M, missing the average forecast of $85.51M by -52.14%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.74, beating the average prediction of $-0.267 by 177.26%