Northland Securities Estimates Vitesse Energy Q3 Earnings

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTS) – Research analysts at Northland Securities dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vitesse Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now expects that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.07. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $18.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vitesse Energy’s current full-year earnings is ($0.83) per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Vitesse Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

VTS has been the topic of several other research reports. Alliance Global Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Vitesse Energy in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Vitesse Energy in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Vitesse Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vitesse Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.25.

Vitesse Energy Price Performance

Shares of Vitesse Energy stock opened at $16.16 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.07 and its 200 day moving average is $18.18. Vitesse Energy has a one year low of $15.00 and a one year high of $27.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $680.34 million, a P/E ratio of -48.97 and a beta of 0.58.

Vitesse Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Vitesse Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -530.30%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Joseph S. Steinberg acquired 40,882 shares of Vitesse Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $16.16 per share, for a total transaction of $660,653.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 108,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,753,360. This represents a 60.46% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 13.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vitesse Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTS. Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vitesse Energy by 58.6% in the 1st quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 274,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,990,000 after acquiring an additional 101,506 shares during the last quarter. Norris Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vitesse Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,394,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vitesse Energy by 81.7% in the 4th quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. now owns 233,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,497,000 after purchasing an additional 104,990 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vitesse Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $869,000. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in shares of Vitesse Energy by 230.9% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 135,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,453,000 after purchasing an additional 94,244 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.63% of the company’s stock.

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.