Q1 EPS Estimate for Vitesse Energy Reduced by Analyst

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTS) – Analysts at Northland Securities reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Vitesse Energy in a report released on Wednesday, April 22nd. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Vitesse Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share.

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $58.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.10 million. Vitesse Energy had a return on equity of 4.38% and a net margin of 9.23%.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Vitesse Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vitesse Energy in a research note on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vitesse Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.67.

Vitesse Energy Stock Performance

NYSE VTS opened at $18.34 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $19.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $765.13 million, a P/E ratio of 29.12 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Vitesse Energy has a fifty-two week low of $17.22 and a fifty-two week high of $27.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vitesse Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTS. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of Vitesse Energy by 48.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 36,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $888,000 after purchasing an additional 11,747 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vitesse Energy by 29.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 5,002 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vitesse Energy by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vitesse Energy by 241.7% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 179,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,415,000 after purchasing an additional 126,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vitesse Energy by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 203,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,012,000 after acquiring an additional 9,943 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.63% of the company’s stock.

Vitesse Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were paid a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. Vitesse Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 277.78%.

Vitesse Energy Company Profile

Vitesse Energy (NYSE: VTS) is an independent exploration and production company primarily focused on onshore oil and gas assets in the United States. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the company identifies, acquires and develops low-decline, shallow to intermediate depth vertical wells, targeting predictable production profiles and stable cash flows. Vitesse leverages a lean operational model to optimize well performance and reduce unit operating costs across its asset base.

The company’s core operations are concentrated in the Arkoma Basin of eastern Oklahoma and the Ark-La-Tex region, where it holds acreage positions in multiple formations.