Vitesse Energy, Inc. (VTS)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Greenwood Village, United States | NYSE
17.75 USD
-0.50
(-2.740%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.05 +0.30 (1.690%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:28 p.m. EDT
VTS is a speculative deep-value energy play trading at a deep discount to its 200-day average, supported by a massive 11.6% yield but trapped by deteriorating fundamentals (negative free cash flow) and active debt issuance to finance acquisitions. While the ultra-low payout ratio suggests the current dividend is statistically 'safe' for now, the company is effectively diluting shareholders to fix balance sheet holes, making it a poor long-term core hold despite its hypersensitive short-term beta. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.060488 |
| AutoTheta | 0.061710 |
| AutoETS | 0.061807 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.061808 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 65% |
| H-stat | 1.61 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.198 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.00 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-15 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-15 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 20.552 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.658 |
| Market Cap | 740,395,520 |
| Trailing P/E | 27.73 |
| Forward P/E | 18.30 |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Profit Margins | 10.08% |
| Website | https://vitesse-vts.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:28 p.m. EDT: Options flow reveals a significant put/call imbalance with heavy positioning in protective puts (20 STRIKE) and OTM calls targeting higher levels (25/27.5 STRIKES), suggesting a speculative bet on upside breakout despite current weakness. However, the ITM put volume (1464 value points) vastly exceeds call ITM volume (332), indicating strong defensive positioning. Vega is flat (0.37-0.50 range), suggesting traders expect narrow ranges barring major events. The high short-term IV (1.84) on near-term puts contrasts with mild short-term directional bias, implying market makers are pricing in potential volatility but direction remains ambiguous.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.27% | 10.06% | 10.26% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | 0.438 | 2.267081 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.563 | 2.793511 |
| 2025-09-15 | 0.563 | 2.450541 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.563 | 2.551239 |
| 2025-03-21 | 0.563 | 2.703908 |
| 2024-12-16 | 0.525 | 2.250738 |
| 2024-09-16 | 0.525 | 2.523899 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.525 | 2.634113 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.500 | 2.587765 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.500 | 2.649922 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.500 | 2.754780 |
| 2023-06-14 | 0.500 | 2.615049 |
| 2023-03-14 | 0.500 | 3.751879 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14043581 |
| Address1 | 5,619 DTC Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 28.405 |
| All Time Low | 13.9 |
| Ask | 18.36 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 661,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 536,495 |
| Average Volume | 536,495 |
| Average Volume10Days | 661,740 |
| Beta | 0.703 |
| Bid | 17.5 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 15.495 |
| City | Greenwood Village |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.75 |
| Current Ratio | 1.018 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 17.87 |
| Day Low | 17.425 |
| Debt To Equity | 20.552 |
| Display Name | Vitesse Energy |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 11.97 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,924,800 |
| Ebitda | 169,870,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.67776 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.91 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.328 |
| Enterprise Value | 834,048,896 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.3 |
| Eps Forward | 0.97 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,619,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 720 361 2501 |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.7416 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.9916 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10088342 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.043581 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 27.15 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34622467 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.5300007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.030778207 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.22 - 27.15 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,673,361,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 29,996,823 |
| Forward Eps | 0.97 |
| Forward P E | 18.29897 |
| Free Cashflow | -20,516,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 37 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.72256 |
| Gross Profits | 181,100,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14954 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.51751 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,712,424 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,619,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.438 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Vitesse Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company acquires and owns non-operated working interest and royalty interest ownership in the Williston Basin properties covering 53,301 net acres located in North Dakota and Montana. It also owns non-operated interests in the Central Rockies properties located in Colorado and Wyoming. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Vitesse Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 740,395,520 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_263855171 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 25,277,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 740,395,526 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 17.66 |
| Operating Cashflow | 170,348,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03658 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 3.5156 |
| Phone | 720 361 2500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.29999924 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.6901366 |
| Post Market Price | 18.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,987 |
| Previous Close | 18.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 59.166664 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1455308 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.9540787 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10085 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.623 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.5 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.73973 |
| Regular Market Day High | 17.87 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.425 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.425 - 17.87 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.66 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.75 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 963,490 |
| Return On Assets | 0.029679999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.044749998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.048 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.658 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,712,424 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1247 |
| Shares Short | 4,959,297 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,384,538 |
| Short Name | Vitesse Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1505 |
| Short Ratio | 8.34 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | VTS |
| Target High Price | 28.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 23.5 |
| Target Median Price | 23.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,328,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.033 |
| Total Debt | 129,340,000 |
| Total Revenue | 250,635,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.25 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.12328767 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.64 |
| Trailing P E | 27.734375 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.80775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.0577507 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1860692 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 963,490 |
| Website | https://vitesse-vts.com |
| Zip | 80,111 |