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 20325.53% upside from VTNR’s last price of $0.05) 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 20325.53% upside from VTNR's last price of $0.05.

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

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
May 13, 2024	Mike Hoffman	Stifel Nicolaus	$1.50	$1.17	28.21%	3091.49%
Feb 08, 2023		Northland Securities	$15.00	$7.55	98.68%	31814.89%
Dec 14, 2022		UBS	$6.90	$6.54	5.50%	14580.85%
Aug 10, 2022		H.C. Wainwright	$15.00	$7.80	92.31%	31814.89%
Jun 08, 2022	Michael Hoffman	Stifel Nicolaus	$20.00	$16.81	18.98%	42453.19%

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 3091.49% increase from VTNR last price ($0.05).

Vertex Energy Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	-	1
Avg Price Target	-	-	$1.50
Last Closing Price	$0.05	$0.05	$0.05
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	-100.00%	3091.49%

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 $0.05. 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

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Aug 08, 2024	Craig-Hallum		Hold	Downgrade
Jul 26, 2023	Oppenheimer	Outperform	Perform	Downgrade
Mar 01, 2023	Oppenheimer		Outperform	Upgrade
Dec 14, 2022	UBS		Neutral	Initialise
Jun 01, 2021	H.C. Wainwright	Buy	Buy	Hold

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 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 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	$666.00M	$547.00M	$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	$778.13M	$882.19M	$773.14M	$731.52M	$666.00M	$547.00M	$726.44M	$675.44M	$772.79M	$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	$19.86M	$17.39M
Low Forecast	$778.13M	$882.19M	$773.14M	$731.52M	$666.00M	$547.00M	$726.44M	$675.44M	$661.60M	$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	$13.24M	$11.59M
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	15	17
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 $675.44M, and a high forecast of $675.44M. 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 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	15	17
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	$-6.97M	$-5.72M	$-7.60M	$-7.07M	$-7.54M	$-9.42M	$-7.41M	$-7.48M	$-8.86M	$-9.56M	$-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	$-8.14M	$-9.23M	$-8.09M	$-7.65M	$-6.97M	$-5.72M	$-7.60M	$-7.07M	$-6.92M	$-9.42M	$-7.41M	$-7.48M	$-8.86M	$-9.56M	$-10.30M	$-22.42M	$-307.35K	$-544.10K	$-569.36K	$8.64M	$-431.66K	$-394.29K	$-207.61K	$-14.51M	$-439.14K	$-439.47K	$-442.61K	$-1.09M	$157.07K	$-91.47K
Low Forecast	$-8.14M	$-9.23M	$-8.09M	$-7.65M	$-6.97M	$-5.72M	$-7.60M	$-7.07M	$-8.09M	$-9.42M	$-7.41M	$-7.48M	$-8.86M	$-9.56M	$-10.30M	$-33.63M	$-307.35K	$-544.10K	$-569.36K	$5.76M	$-431.66K	$-394.29K	$-207.61K	$-21.77M	$-439.14K	$-439.47K	$-442.61K	$-1.63M	$104.72K	$-137.21K
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.26%	-2.77%	16.69%	-4.21%	-6.61%	-2.70%	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 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	15	17
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	$-26.18M	$-27.12M	$-12.14M	$-10.02M	$-24.96M	$12.08M	$-36.09M	$12.03M	$32.01M	$-4.05M	$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	$-3.40M	$-790.38K	$-3.54M	$-4.60M	$-26.18M	$-27.12M	$-12.14M	$-10.02M	$-19.70M	$12.46M	$-36.09M	$12.03M	$32.01M	$-4.05M	$127.80M	$-10.73M	$7.01M	$3.74M	$1.40M	$1.95M	$-7.79M	$-14.34M	$-14.34M	$-19.14M	$-3.43M	$-1.40M	$-3.27M	$-2.18M	$-993.79K	$-1.13M
Low Forecast	$-3.40M	$-790.38K	$-3.54M	$-4.60M	$-26.18M	$-27.12M	$-12.14M	$-10.02M	$-31.53M	$11.70M	$-36.09M	$12.03M	$32.01M	$-4.05M	$127.80M	$-16.10M	$7.01M	$3.74M	$1.40M	$1.30M	$-7.79M	$-14.34M	$-14.34M	$-28.70M	$-3.43M	$-1.40M	$-3.27M	$-3.28M	$-1.49M	$-1.69M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.56%	3.64%	2.26%	0.29%	1.39%	-5.49%	-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 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	15	17
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	$79.07M	$64.95M	$86.25M	$80.20M	$85.51M	$106.88M	$84.03M	$84.84M	$100.55M	$108.48M	$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	$92.39M	$104.74M	$91.80M	$86.85M	$79.07M	$64.95M	$86.25M	$80.20M	$91.75M	$106.88M	$84.03M	$84.84M	$100.55M	$108.48M	$116.89M	$28.45M	$3.49M	$6.17M	$6.46M	$25.68M	$4.90M	$4.47M	$2.36M	$23.52M	$4.98M	$4.99M	$5.02M	$3.53M	$3.73M	$2.76M
Low Forecast	$92.39M	$104.74M	$91.80M	$86.85M	$79.07M	$64.95M	$86.25M	$80.20M	$78.55M	$106.88M	$84.03M	$84.84M	$100.55M	$108.48M	$116.89M	$18.97M	$3.49M	$6.17M	$6.46M	$17.12M	$4.90M	$4.47M	$2.36M	$15.68M	$4.98M	$4.99M	$5.02M	$2.35M	$2.48M	$1.84M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.48%	0.40%	0.51%	0.49%	0.38%	0.34%	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 $80.20M to $80.20M. The forecast indicates a 95.96% rise compared to VTNR last annual SG&A of $40.92M (Dec 23).

Vertex Energy EPS Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	15	17
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	$-0.28	$-0.29	$-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	$-0.02	$-0.02
High Forecast	$-0.04	$-0.01	$-0.04	$-0.05	$-0.28	$-0.29	$-0.13	$-0.11	$-0.21	$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	$-0.02	$-0.02
Low Forecast	$-0.04	$-0.01	$-0.04	$-0.05	$-0.28	$-0.29	$-0.13	$-0.11	$-0.34	$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
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%	3.42%	6.00%

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

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
CLNE	Clean Energy Fuels	$2.71	$5.00	84.50%	Strong Buy
DINO	HF Sinclair	$35.76	$54.00	51.01%	Buy
MPC	Marathon Petroleum	$137.99	$188.25	36.42%	Buy
VLO	Valero Energy	$124.89	$156.57	25.37%	Buy
PBF	PBF Energy	$27.92	$33.33	19.38%	Buy
AMTX	Aemetis	$2.98	$3.50	17.45%	Buy
DK	Delek US	$17.51	$20.50	17.08%	Hold
DKL	Delek Logistics Partners, LP	$39.98	$43.67	9.23%	Buy
CVI	CVR Energy	$18.50	$17.67	-4.49%	Buy

VTNR Forecast FAQ

Is Vertex Energy a good buy?

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.

What is VTNR's price target?

Vertex Energy (VTNR) average price target is $9.6 with a range of $1.5 to $15, implying a 20325.53% from its last price of $0.047. The data is based on 3 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Vertex Energy stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for VTNR stock, the company can go up by 20325.53% (from the last price of $0.047 to the average price target of $9.6), up by 31814.89% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 3091.49% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Vertex Energy stock reach $0?

VTNR's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $9.6 supports the claim that Vertex Energy can reach $0 in the near future.

What are Vertex Energy's analysts' financial forecasts?

Vertex Energy's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2024) are as follows: average revenue is $2.61B (high $2.61B, low $2.61B), average EBITDA is $-27.361M (high $-27.361M, low $-27.361M), average net income is $-75.469M (high $-75.469M, low $-75.469M), average SG&A $310.47M (high $310.47M, low $310.47M), and average EPS is $-0.807 (high $-0.807, low $-0.807). VTNR's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $3.16B (high $3.16B, low $3.16B), average EBITDA is $-33.117M (high $-33.117M, low $-33.117M), average net income is $-12.342M (high $-12.342M, low $-12.342M), average SG&A $375.78M (high $375.78M, low $375.78M), and average EPS is $-0.132 (high $-0.132, low $-0.132).

Did the VTNR's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

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%