William Blair Forecasts VSE’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:VSEC)

VSE Co. (NASDAQ:VSEC) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of VSE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for VSE’s current full-year earnings is $2.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for VSE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on VSEC. Truist Financial lowered their price target on VSE from $133.00 to $129.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of VSE to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley upped their price target on shares of VSE from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of VSE from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VSE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.83.

VSE Stock Down 4.3 %

Shares of VSEC stock opened at $113.42 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $100.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.80. VSE has a 1-year low of $72.65 and a 1-year high of $123.92. The company has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 136.65 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 3.69 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.17. VSE had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The business had revenue of $299.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.97 million.

Institutional Trading of VSE

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VSEC. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in VSE by 1,180.2% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,586 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $214,000 after purchasing an additional 2,384 shares during the last quarter. Wisconsin Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of VSE by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wisconsin Capital Management LLC now owns 58,172 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,813,000 after buying an additional 7,522 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of VSE by 5.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,067 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,826,000 after buying an additional 1,236 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in VSE by 30.5% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 15,401 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 3,601 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in VSE by 3.8% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 823,749 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $68,149,000 after acquiring an additional 29,811 shares during the period. 91.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

VSE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. VSE’s payout ratio is 48.19%.

VSE Company Profile

VSE Corporation operates as a diversified aftermarket products and services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Aviation and Fleet. The Aviation segment provides aftermarket parts supply and distribution; maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for components and engine accessories supporting commercial, business, and general aviation operators.