VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS)
Energy · Independent oil and natural gas exploration and production · NYSE
Vitesse Energy is a non-operated oil and natural gas producer that builds value through a broad, diversified portfolio of working and royalty interests in the Williston Basin and Central Rockies.
What VITESSE ENERGY INC does
Vitesse Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production company. The company operates primarily in the Williston Basin and Central Rockies, developing oil and natural gas reserves through proportionate participation in wells drilled alongside third-party operators and by acquiring wellbore interests. In March 2025, Vitesse acquired Lucero Energy, expanding its asset base and production capacity. The company produces and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids to wholesale markets.
Themes: oil & gas exploration and production, Williston Basin, reserve replacement, commodity price exposure
Fundamentals
- Price$17.11 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$720M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-32.2% 2025-08-21 close $25.22 → 2026-08-21 close $17.11
- P/E26.85 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin-4.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+66.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-1.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.25 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.69 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +11.5%; 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
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 118 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 25% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 142 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 98 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
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 8.9% 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 197 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 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 37.0% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -8.9% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.93 | $15.93 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $18.77 | $18.77 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 24 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 24 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 197 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 197 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 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 66.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($15.05 to $17.44) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 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 slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 86.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 34 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $27.15 | $27.15 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 37.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 14.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +14.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.0% below its highest point of the past year | 37.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 19 trading days ago | 19 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 $26.82), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 18% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $22.30 to $22.68. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 17.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 39.8% below its all-time high | -39.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.8% below a resistance level at $17.42 — a price it turned at five times since 2026-03-04, most recently on 2026-05-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level 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. | +1.8% |
| 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 23.1% above its all-time low | +23.1% |
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 71% of it) | 71st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4422 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 | $0.4422 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $14.82 and $17.23 — 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 | $14.82 – $16.02 – $17.23 |
| 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 3.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.9% 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 | 3.8 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 | 0.82× |
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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 2026-08-21 1.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.5% above the previous close 17 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 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.2 percentage points (the stock gained 7.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 8.9 percentage points (the stock lost 5.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -8.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 35.9 percentage points (the stock lost 24.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -35.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 52.6 percentage points (the stock lost 32.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -52.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 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, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.3% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $17.99 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% 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 $16.21 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 15 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
VTS last closed at $17.11 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 12 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.42 | Resistance | 1.8% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-03-04 to 2026-05-07 |
| $18.79 | Resistance | 9.8% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-06-02 |
| $15.01 | Support | 12.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-28 |
| $19.99 | Resistance | 16.9% 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
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. 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$21.25 range $18.50 – $22.50; median $22.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. 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$0.00 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["Reserve estimation accuracy depends on data quality and interpretation; drilling and production results may require significant revisions to prior estimates","Highly cyclical business subject to commodity price fluctuations driven by global supply-demand dynamics and energy transition trends","Operating profitability is sensitive to crude oil and natural gas pricing; negative net margin of -7.15% indicates current pricing environment pressure"]
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
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-04) adds 'proved developed' definition: 'proved reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of new equipment or operating methods is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well'
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'dry hole' glossary definition: 'a well found to be incapable of producing oil and natural gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion'
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'PDNP' or 'proved developed non-producing' glossary definition
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'MMBoe' glossary definition: 'one million barrels of oil equivalent'
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'net acres' glossary definition
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'net wells' glossary definition
- Older filing (2025-11-03) includes 'proved developed reserves' glossary definition
- Reworded:
- Reference to Form 10-K year changed from 'year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025' (older, 2025-11-03) to 'year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026' (newer, 2026-05-04)
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated at 'PUD' definition and does not show the complete glossary section; comparison is limited to the visible portions
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)
2 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days2 buys ($2M) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days3 buys ($2M) · 0 sells — 2 buying insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-15. As of 2026-08-24.
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.
Congressional 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.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding VTS as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 3,884,162
- Reported value $70,536,383
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
VTS had 7,132,723 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VTS had 16.9% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 17.49 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,132,723
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 16.9%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,959,125
- Reported change 2.49%
- Days to cover (reported) 17.49
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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
- EOG Resources
- ConocoPhillips
- Pioneer Natural Resources
- Diamondback Energy
- Concho Resources
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Frequently asked questions
What does VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) do?
Vitesse Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production company. The company operates primarily in the Williston Basin and Central Rockies, developing oil and natural gas reserves through proportionate participation in wells drilled alongside third-party operators and by acquiring wellbore interests. In March 2025, Vitesse acquired Lucero Energy, expanding its asset base and production capacity.
What sector is VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) in?
VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is Independent oil and natural 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 11.48% 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 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VITESSE ENERGY INC's (VTS) competitors?
Notable peers of VITESSE ENERGY INC (VTS) include EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Pioneer Natural Resources, Diamondback Energy and Concho Resources. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional 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 66, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VTS come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.