Roth Capital Weighs in on Vitesse Energy Q1 Earnings

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTS - Free Report) - Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Vitesse Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. White expects that the company will post earnings of $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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Northland Securities upped their price target 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. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "in-line" rating and set a $28.00 price objective on shares of Vitesse Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Northland Capmk raised shares of Vitesse Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Alliance Global Partners raised shares of Vitesse Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of Vitesse Energy from $30.50 to $33.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $30.25.

Vitesse Energy Stock Up 7.2 %

VTS traded up $1.42 on Friday, hitting $21.11. 328,120 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 199,160. Vitesse Energy has a 12 month low of $18.97 and a 12 month high of $28.41. 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's fifty day moving average is $24.84 and its 200-day moving average is $25.64. The company has a market cap of $814.38 million, a PE ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 0.56.

Vitesse Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.5625 dividend. This represents a $2.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.66%. This is an increase from Vitesse Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st. Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 351.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vitesse Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew 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 purchasing an additional 125,988 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 96,463 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vitesse Energy by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 582,234 shares of the company's stock worth $13,988,000 after buying an additional 9,724 shares during the period. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vitesse Energy by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC now owns 530,865 shares of the company's stock worth $13,272,000 after purchasing an additional 39,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vitesse Energy by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 419,818 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,495,000 after acquiring an additional 5,296 shares during the period. 51.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vitesse Energy Company Profile

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.