VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS)
Energy · oil and gas exploration and production · NYSE
Vitesse Energy is an upstream oil and natural gas producer concentrated in the Williston Basin that emphasizes capital discipline, low-cost operations, and meaningful dividend returns.
What VITESSE ENERGY INC does
Vitesse Energy Inc. is an oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of assets in the United States, primarily within the Williston Basin (Bakken and Three Forks formations) of North Dakota and Montana. The company maintains a strategy of investing in working and mineral interests to generate returns while distributing dividends to stockholders. It also holds interests in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Powder River Basin.
Themes: upstream oil and gas, Williston Basin (Bakken/Three Forks), energy dividend income, commodity price hedging
Fundamentals
- Price$17.17 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$723M as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-26.3% 2025-10-08 close $23.29 → 2026-10-08 close $17.17
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin+9.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+4.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.25 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.5% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.64 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +10.1%; at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How VTS compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 135 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 122 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 143 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 137 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 101 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, VTS's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 364%, operating-cash-flow payout 54%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout364% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout54% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VITESSE ENERGY INC looks technically
VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) is trading 5.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 230 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago. It is 27.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -5.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $16.96 | $16.96 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 16.5. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 230 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 230 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 18.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($16.50 to $17.36) — its "stochastic" reading is 78 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 77.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $23.80 | $23.80 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 27.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -27.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 14.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +14.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 27.9% below its highest point of the past year | 27.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 20 trading days ago | 20 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $28.41 (set on 2024-11-25) | $28.41 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($15.00 to $23.50), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 26% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $20.25 to $20.52. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 39.6% below its all-time high | -39.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.4% below a resistance level at $17.41 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2026-03-04, most recently on 2026-10-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.90 (set on 2023-01-17) | $13.90 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 23.5% above its all-time low | +23.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 77% of it) | 77th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4418 between its high and its low — about 2.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4418 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.97 and $18.52 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.97 – $17.24 – $18.52 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.6% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (5.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.37× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.4% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.5% above the previous close 50 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 15 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.5% |
| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap up opened on 2026-10-01 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +1.24% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.8 percentage points (the stock lost 4.8% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 3.5 percentage points (the stock gained 7.3% while the market gained 3.8%) | +3.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 23.1 percentage points (the stock lost 5.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | -23.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 41.3 percentage points (the stock lost 26.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | -41.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.4% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.5% of the share price. | +2.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $17.89 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $17.06 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 48 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
VTS last closed at $17.17 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 12 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.41 | Resistance | 1.4% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2026-03-04 to 2026-10-01 |
| $16.52 | Support | 3.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-23 to 2026-09-29 |
| $18.83 | Resistance | 9.6% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-09-14 |
| $15.01 | Support | 12.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-28 |
| $19.99 | Resistance | 16.4% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-05-06 to 2026-03-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $16.50.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $20.54 and $23.04 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $16.50.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 4 analysts
- Mean price target$21.50 range $20.50 – $22.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-07. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for VTS
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.06 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-07
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.06 from $0.00, on 2026-09-02, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward17% of 6 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant exposure to volatility in global oil and natural gas commodity prices.","Operational and financial risks associated with the dependency on third-party operators for drilling and extraction.","Risks related to environmental, political, and regulatory changes affecting the energy sector."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VTS's 10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the prior one filed 2025-11-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K changed from 'fiscal year ended December 31, 2024' (filed 2025-11-03) to 'fiscal year ended December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-05-04)
- Notes:
- Both texts appear truncated at 'section entitled Part I,' so comparison is limited to the visible portion
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-042 buys ($2M) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-15. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about VTS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for VTS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding VTS as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 4,704,143
- Reported value $74,184,334
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
VTS had 5,679,957 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VTS had 13.5% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.89 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 5,679,957
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 13.5%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,382,534
- Reported change -11.01%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.89
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Continental Resources
- Whiting Petroleum
- Oasis Petroleum
- EOG Resources (EOG)
- Chord Energy (CHRD)
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Frequently asked questions
What does VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) do?
Vitesse Energy Inc. is an oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of assets in the United States, primarily within the Williston Basin (Bakken and Three Forks formations) of North Dakota and Montana. The company maintains a strategy of investing in working and mineral interests to generate returns while distributing dividends to stockholders. It also holds interests in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Powder River Basin.
What sector is VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) in?
VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is oil and gas exploration and production. It trades on NYSE.
Does VTS pay a dividend?
Yes — VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 10.05% and at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VITESSE ENERGY INC's (VTS) competitors?
Notable peers of VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) include Continental Resources, Whiting Petroleum, Oasis Petroleum, EOG Resources and Chord Energy. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in VTS?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for VTS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) overbought or oversold right now?
VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VTS come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.