William Blair Estimates VSE’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:VSEC)

VSE Co. (NASDAQ:VSEC) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for VSE in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $4.57 for the year. The consensus estimate for VSE’s current full-year earnings is $2.95 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on VSEC. B. Riley raised their price objective on VSE from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of VSE from $133.00 to $129.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of VSE to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of VSE from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on VSE from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.83.

VSE Trading Up 2.9 %

NASDAQ VSEC opened at $103.18 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 3.69. VSE has a 1-year low of $59.18 and a 1-year high of $123.92. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.15.

VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The construction company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.08. VSE had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The firm had revenue of $273.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $270.88 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.92 EPS.

VSE Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.39%.

Institutional Trading of VSE

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its stake in VSE by 24.9% during the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 224,148 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $18,544,000 after acquiring an additional 44,662 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of VSE by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 382,719 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $31,669,000 after purchasing an additional 42,637 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of VSE by 711.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 40,770 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,374,000 after purchasing an additional 35,744 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in VSE by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 163,310 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $13,511,000 after buying an additional 20,114 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position in VSE by 5.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 323,830 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $26,790,000 after buying an additional 15,931 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.54% of the company’s stock.

VSE Company Profile

VSE Corporation operates as a diversified aftermarket products and services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Aviation and Fleet. The Aviation segment provides aftermarket parts supply and distribution; maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for components and engine accessories supporting commercial, business, and general aviation operators.