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The price of VSE Corp (NASDAQ: VSEC) closed at $135.78 in the last session, up 0.99% from day before closing price of $134.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.14 million shares were traded. VSEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $137.8152 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $133.04.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VSEC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.12 and its Current Ratio is at 3.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on August 14, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $100.
On June 28, 2024, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $101.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on May 02, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $55.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 09 ’25 when BRITT ANITA D sold 2,869 shares for $129.38 per share. The transaction valued at 371,191 led to the insider holds 3,837 shares of the business.
BRITT ANITA D bought 2,869 shares of VSEC for $377,044 on May 09 ’25. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, KOONCE CALVIN SCOTT, who serves as the Former 10% shareholder within of the company, bought 456,000 shares for $114.42 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VSEC now has a Market Capitalization of 2806531840 and an Enterprise Value of 3305170688. As of this moment, VSE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 171.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.816 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.967.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSEC is 1.27, which has changed by 0.6304034 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSEC has reached a high of $140.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.77%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VSEC traded on average about 255.57K shares per day over the past 3-months and 165630 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 20.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 18.86M. Insiders hold about 8.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.78% stake in the company. Shares short for VSEC as of 1748563200 were 1767167 with a Short Ratio of 6.91, compared to 1745971200 on 2423261. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1767167 and a Short% of Float of 9.98.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VSEC is 0.40, which was 0.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.002975084The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.74. The current Payout Ratio is 23.56% for VSEC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1752624000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-08-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
