NASDAQ:VTNR - Vertex Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vertex Energy Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $1.54 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 12/13/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$1.49Now: $1.54▼$1.5550-Day Range$0.98MA: $1.35▼$1.6852-Week Range$0.94Now: $1.54▼$1.87Volume36,466 shsAverage Volume89,453 shsMarket Capitalization$64.45 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta1.81 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Vertex Energy, Inc engages in the recycle of industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. It focuses on recycling used motor oil and other petroleum by-product streams. The company operates through the following business divisions: Black Oil, Refining & Marketing and Recovery. The Black Oil division engaged in operations across the entire used motor oil recycling value chain, including collection, aggregation, transportation, storage, refinement, and sales of aggregated feedstock and re-refined products to end users. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Petroleum refining Sub-IndustryN/A SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:VTNR Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK890447 Webhttp://www.vertexenergy.com/ Phone866-660-8156Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.10 Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio0.74Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$180.72 million Price / Sales0.36 Cash Flow$0.13 per share Price / Cash Flow11.58 Book Value$0.72 per share Price / Book2.14Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.23) Net Income$-2,220,000.00 Net Margins-5.25% Return on Equity-2.49% Return on Assets-0.53%Miscellaneous Employees215 Outstanding Shares41,849,000Market Cap$64.45 million Next Earnings Date3/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive VTNR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VTNR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:VTNR Rates by TradingView Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) Frequently Asked Questions What is Vertex Energy's stock symbol? Vertex Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VTNR." How were Vertex Energy's earnings last quarter? Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.08. The industrial products company had revenue of $46.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.45 million. Vertex Energy had a negative return on equity of 2.49% and a negative net margin of 5.25%. View Vertex Energy's Earnings History. When is Vertex Energy's next earnings date? Vertex Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Vertex Energy. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Vertex Energy? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vertex Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vertex Energy. Has Vertex Energy been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about VTNR stock have trended positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vertex Energy earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Vertex Energy. Are investors shorting Vertex Energy? Vertex Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 887,800 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the November 14th total of 807,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 138,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.4 days. Currently, 3.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View Vertex Energy's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Vertex Energy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Vertex Energy include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B), Chevron (CVX), BP (BP), China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP), ConocoPhillips (COP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Phillips 66 (PSX), Suncor Energy (SU), Valero Energy (VLO), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Repsol (REPYY), Hess (HES), HollyFrontier (HFC) and CVR Energy (CVI). What other stocks do shareholders of Vertex Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vertex Energy investors own include Immunomedics (IMMU), TearLab (TEAR), Uniti Group (UNIT), Memorial Production Partners (MEMP), Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), United Rentals (URI), Provectus Biopharmaceuticals (PVCT), Energy Focus (EFOI), TG Therapeutics (TGTX) and TransEnterix (TRXC). Who are Vertex Energy's key executives? Vertex Energy's management team includes the folowing people: Benjamin P. Cowart, Chairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerJohn Strickland, Chief Operating OfficerChristopher Carlson, CFO, Secretary & Principal Accounting OfficerAlvaro Ruiz, Vice President-Business DevelopmentJames Paul Gregory, Director & General Counsel Who are Vertex Energy's major shareholders? Vertex Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Cadence Capital Management LLC (2.37%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vertex Energy. Which institutional investors are selling Vertex Energy stock? VTNR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cadence Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vertex Energy. How do I buy shares of Vertex Energy? Shares of VTNR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Vertex Energy's stock price today? One share of VTNR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1.54. How big of a company is Vertex Energy? Vertex Energy has a market capitalization of $64.45 million and generates $180.72 million in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $-2,220,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.23) on an earnings per share basis. Vertex Energy employs 215 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Vertex Energy. What is Vertex Energy's official website? The official website for Vertex Energy is http://www.vertexenergy.com/. How can I contact Vertex Energy? Vertex Energy's mailing address is 1331 GEMINI STREET SUITE 250, HOUSTON TX, 77058. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 866-660-8156. MarketBeat Community Rating for Vertex Energy (NASDAQ VTNR)Community Ranking: 2.6 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 245 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 228 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 473MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Vertex Energy and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe VTNR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe VTNR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/13/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Elliott Wave Theory