Vitesse Energy stock
VTSNYSEVitesse Energy, Inc., EnergyISIN US92852X1037
41Score 41 out of 100, Weak
Price and trend
30 / 100
Price history
−26% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 4 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 13% below it.
Since November 2025 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Sharply down: the price has fallen very quickly lately (RSI 22).
The price is 32% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 4 years: 48% (December 2024 to November 2026).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$17.20
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$17.79
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)22
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$14.67
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$22.75
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Vitesse Energy, Inc. belongs to the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry (United States) and, with a market value of $649.67M, is number 57 of 69 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $273.99M (up 13.2% year on year) and earnings of $25.28M (up 20%).
- MEQIRI Score 41 out of 100 (Weak): rank 236 of 266 in Energy, median 60.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High dividend yieldDividend yield 11.49%, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production median 3.71%.
- Earnings per share growingUp 37.1% a year since 2022.
Weaknesses
- DilutionShare count up 33% since 2022.Capital allocation 24
- Margin fallingOperating margin 6.3%, average of the prior years 16.9% (to 2024).Profitability 25
- Dividend not coveredDividend paid despite a loss over the last 12 months; payouts were 2,340% of free cash flow.Capital allocation 24
Its standout strength is valuation, while capital allocation and momentum hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 44 to 41.
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
- weak momentum
Valuation
Valuation signal
Possible value trapClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
A fair value is not meaningful here, so the signal follows the valuation grade.
Possible value trap: looks cheap, but score below 50.
Valuation metrics
The model puts the fair value at more than four times the share price. That says more about the assumptions than about the company, so a fair value is not meaningful here and the valuation relies on the P/E and the other metrics.
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 10.6% on the twelve months before. Up to 2021 the bars include businesses that were later spun off or sold. On a comparable basis, as restated in the SEC annual reports, revenue grew 25.5% a year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 19%, operating 6%, net 9%. Last 12 months: net −15%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 1 Mar 2027in 109 days
- Last reported
- 2 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.01 (expected $0.03)below expectations
Analyst estimates
- Earnings per share
- −$0.15−445.6%
- Revenue
- $312.58M+1.4%
- Earnings per share
- $0.33+155.5%
- Revenue
- $308.3M+5.8%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +0.4%2026 annual guidance was narrowed and the bottom end of cash capital expenditures raised to a range of $65 million to $80 million; no clear direction.
“We raised the bottom end of our total cash capital expenditure guidance, which now ranges from $65 million to $80 million for the year.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 3 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $1.67M in total.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Vitesse Energy
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
266 rated companies in Energy
- This company
- 41
- Sector median
- 60
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
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- TXO PartnersTXO $772.92M41
- Obsidian EnergyOBE $632.56M45
- GeoParkGPRK $604.83M59
- VAALCO EnergyEGY $571.19M52
- Greenfire ResourcesGFR $557.39M52
ETFs that hold Vitesse Energy
Held by 10 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global X Superdividend UCITS ETF USDUDIV | 0.89% | 0.45% | €842.65M |
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.04% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.02% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
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| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.02% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.02% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.01% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.01% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
| UBS MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF USD accUSUE | 0.00% | 0.25% | €175.89M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 3 Nov 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.