VSE (VSEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) is a diversified provider of aftermarket distribution, logistics, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and engineering services. The company primarily serves the U.S. government, commercial aviation operators, aerospace manufacturers, and fleet customers through specialized operating businesses.

VSE’s Federal and Defense operations support the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies with supply-chain management, equipment sustainment, modernization, engineering, and logistics services. Its Aviation business distributes aircraft parts and provides related repair, overhaul, and technical services for commercial, regional, business, and military aviation markets. The company also serves transportation and fleet customers with vehicle parts, maintenance products, and related support services.

Founded in 1959, VSE has developed from a government services contractor into a multi-segment provider serving customers in the United States and international aviation markets. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer John Cuomo.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $175.40 to $183.15
• 50-Day Range: $174.83 to $243.48
• 52-Week Range: $154.67 to $247.85
• Volume: 502,871 shs
• Average Volume: 341,160 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.74
• Dividend Yield: 0.22%
• Price Target: $252.22
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VSE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VSE scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VSE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VSE has a consensus price target of $252.22, representing about 40.0% upside from its current price of $180.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VSE has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VSE are expected to grow by 15.81% in the coming year, from $6.77 to $7.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VSE is 57.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VSE is 57.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

VSE has a PEG Ratio of 0.71. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VSE has a P/B Ratio of 2.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.52% of the float of VSE has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VSE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VSE has recently decreased by 1.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

VSE has a dividend yield of 0.23%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

VSE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VSE is 12.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VSE will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.10% next year. This indicates that VSE will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

VSE has a news sentiment score of 0.82. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for VSE this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VSEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -89% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added VSE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VSE insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,537,184.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of VSE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.54% of the stock of VSE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/29 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Record date for 10/29 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/29 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/29/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VSEC
• CIK: 102752
• Web: www.vsecorp.com
• Phone: (954) 430-6600
• Fax: 703-960-2688
• Employees: 1,600
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VSE: $252.22
• High Price Target: $290.00
• Low Price Target: $190.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.61
• P/E Growth: 0.71
• Net Income: $11.70 million
• Net Margins: 6.17%
• Pretax Margin: 8.09%
• Return on Equity: 6.71%
• Return on Assets: 4.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 3.77
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.54
• Cash Flow: $5.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.34
• Book Value: $62.45 per share
• Price / Book: 2.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,060,000
• Free Float: 27,552,000
• Market Cap: $5.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24