Analysts Set Expectations for Vitesse Energy Q1 Earnings

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Vitesse Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. White anticipates that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Vitesse Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vitesse Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

VTS has been the subject of several other reports. Northland Capmk raised shares of Vitesse Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of Vitesse Energy from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Roth Mkm raised their price target on Vitesse Energy from $30.50 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Alliance Global Partners upgraded Vitesse Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $29.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI reissued an “in-line” rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of Vitesse Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vitesse Energy presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.25.

Vitesse Energy Price Performance

VTS opened at $21.68 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $836.37 million, a P/E ratio of 14.85 and a beta of 0.56. Vitesse Energy has a 52-week low of $21.31 and a 52-week high of $28.41.

Vitesse Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a dividend of $0.5625 per share. This is an increase from Vitesse Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st. This represents a $2.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.38%. Vitesse Energy’s payout ratio is presently 351.56%.

Insider Transactions at Vitesse Energy

In other Vitesse Energy news, VP Michael Sabol sold 6,714 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.70, for a total value of $179,263.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 63,411 shares in the company, valued at $1,693,073.70. This represents a 9.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Mike Morella sold 8,143 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.69, for a total transaction of $217,336.67. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 81,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,178,304.35. This trade represents a 9.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 18.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vitesse Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VTS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Vitesse Energy by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,161,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,031,000 after acquiring an additional 125,988 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Vitesse Energy by 18.6% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 614,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,352,000 after purchasing an additional 96,463 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vitesse Energy by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 582,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,988,000 after purchasing an additional 9,724 shares during the period. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vitesse Energy by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC now owns 530,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,272,000 after buying an additional 39,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vitesse Energy by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 419,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,495,000 after buying an additional 5,296 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.63% of the company’s stock.

About Vitesse Energy

Vitesse Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It owns and acquires non-operated working interest and royalty interest ownership in the Williston Basin properties located in North Dakota and Montana.