Vestis Corporation (VSTS)Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Roswell, United States | NYSE
12.48 USD
-0.27
(-2.118%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.48 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Vestis is currently broken by a catastrophic collapse in share price and deteriorating fundamentals. Over the last year, the stock has plummeted nearly 64%, erasing almost all shareholder value. This crash coincides with a sharp contraction in revenue (-1.8%) and a shift into negative earnings territory, where the company is now burning cash with a negative return on equity. Despite the low absolute price, the business appears to be losing its footing in a competitive rental market. The dividend, while seemingly stable at 35 cents per share, is dangerously unsustainable given the negative earnings and shrinking free cash flow; paying out of thin air is a classic value trap. On the short-term front, the technical picture is grim, with the stock trading well below its 50-day moving average and showing no signs of a reversal. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against further drops, while call buyers remain scarce. With weak analyst targets and a lack of any credible catalyst to reverse the multi-year decline, the outlook remains deeply bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.088290 |
| AutoTheta | 0.091498 |
| MSTL | 0.096806 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.124320 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 37.96 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.411 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-02-20 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-02-20 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 152.545 |
| Revenue per Share | 20.433 |
| Market Cap | 1,649,358,080 |
| Forward P/E | 16.06 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Profit Margins | -0.20% |
| Website | https://www.vestis.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive put volume (800 contracts) at deep strikes ($5.00) expiring in November, far outweighing call interest. While there is some call activity at $15.00 and $17.50, the overwhelming flow suggests a fear of further significant declines rather than a bet on a recovery.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | 0.035 | 0.268405 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.035 | 0.218069 |
| 2024-09-13 | 0.035 | 0.233023 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.035 | 0.299145 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.035 | 0.192097 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.035 | 0.183342 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.8333333 |
| Address1 | 1,035 Alpharetta Street |
| Address2 | Suite 2100 |
| All Time High | 22.37 |
| All Time Low | 3.98 |
| Ask | 12.5 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,034,480 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,355,412 |
| Average Volume | 1,355,412 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,034,480 |
| Beta | 1.142 |
| Bid | 12.48 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.641 |
| City | Roswell |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.48 |
| Current Ratio | 2.166 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.85 |
| Day Low | 12.43 |
| Debt To Equity | 152.545 |
| Display Name | Vestis |
| Dividend Date | 1,742,256,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,118,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,118,400 |
| Ebitda | 251,852,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0934 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.636 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.087 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,930,540,032 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.61259 |
| Eps Forward | 0.77721 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,740,096,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.2048 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.7248001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.12142375 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 183.33333 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.26153848 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.1356783 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.98 - 16.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,695,821,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 91,366,245 |
| Forward Eps | 0.77721 |
| Forward P E | 16.057436 |
| Free Cashflow | 69,159,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 18,150 |
| Fullday Change | -0.27 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.11765 |
| Fullday Price | 12.48 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26297 |
| Gross Profits | 709,110,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.16448 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.98872 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 132,160,105 |
| Industry | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Disp | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Key | rental-leasing-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,740,096,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.035 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,449,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Vestis Corporation provides uniform rentals and workplace supplies in the United States and Canada. Its products include uniform options, such as shirts, pants, outerwear, gowns, scrubs, high visibility garments, particulate-free garments, and flame-resistant garments, as well as shoes and accessories; and workplace supplies, including managed restroom supply services, first-aid supplies and safety products, floor mats, towels, and linens. The company serves manufacturing, hospitality, retail, food processing, food service, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, automotive, and cleanroom industries. Vestis Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia. |
| Long Name | Vestis Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,649,358,080 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_694763 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,783,036,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -5,298,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,985,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,685,041,338 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 12.85 |
| Operating Cashflow | 191,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.058709998 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 470 226 3655 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.48 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 12.75 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.372515 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.879235 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6116665 |
| Profit Margins | -0.00196 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.522 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.27 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.11765 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.43 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.43 - 12.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.85 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.75 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,144,601 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02451 |
| Return On Equity | -0.00602 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.018 |
| Revenue Per Share | 20.433 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 132,160,105 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.055 |
| Shares Short | 7,263,361 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,230,651 |
| Short Name | Vestis Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.089099996 |
| Short Ratio | 5.01 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | VSTS |
| Target High Price | 17.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.3 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.0 |
| Target Median Price | 13.0 |
| Total Cash | 57,659,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.436 |
| Total Debt | 1,338,840,960 |
| Total Revenue | 2,696,498,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.05 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.7821 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.6978998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.27579966 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,144,601 |
| Website | https://www.vestis.com |
| Zip | 30,075 |