Northland Securities Forecasts Vitesse Energy Q1 Earnings

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTS) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Vitesse Energy in a report released on Wednesday, March 4th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Vitesse Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Vitesse Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on VTS. Wall Street Zen raised Vitesse Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vitesse Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.50.

Vitesse Energy Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:VTS opened at $19.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $775.71 million, a PE ratio of 30.95 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.84. Vitesse Energy has a 1 year low of $17.44 and a 1 year high of $27.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Vitesse Energy by 20.0% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 845,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,685,000 after purchasing an additional 140,768 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vitesse Energy during the second quarter valued at about $291,000. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vitesse Energy by 539.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. now owns 223,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,943,000 after buying an additional 188,774 shares in the last quarter. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vitesse Energy by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. GoodHaven Capital Management LLC now owns 552,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,197,000 after buying an additional 14,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vitesse Energy by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 695,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,376,000 after buying an additional 60,229 shares during the last quarter. 51.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vitesse Energy

In other Vitesse Energy news, CAO Mike Morella sold 5,202 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.13, for a total transaction of $104,716.26. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 82,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,658,973.69. This trade represents a 5.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Brian Cree sold 1,440 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.69, for a total transaction of $28,353.60. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 464,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,140,590.25. The trade was a 0.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 341,808 shares of company stock worth $6,758,540. Insiders own 18.15% of the company’s stock.

Vitesse Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.0%. Vitesse Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 357.14%.

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.