VTS
HoldFallen FavouriteVitesse Energy, Inc. · Energy · United States · $768M cap · $7.0M/day traded
$14.78 -1.5% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and its momentum is weak.
As of 7 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Vitesse Energy, Inc. (VTS) is 40/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 50, Value 44, Momentum 39, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT VITESSE ENERGY, INC.
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Vitesse Energy is an independent energy company that utilizes a data-driven, non-operated business model to acquire and manage minority working interests in oil and gas wells, primarily in the Bakken oil play. By leveraging proprietary software and database analytics, the company identifies and invests in high-return wells operated by premier exploration companies. This non-operated strategy minimizes capital expenditure on drilling infrastructure, allowing Vitesse to return substantial capital to shareholders via dividends.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 281.9M | 233.9M | 242.0M | 274.0M | -0.9% | 259.0M | 315.5M | 303.3M | 5.2% |
| EPS | 0.00 | -0.73 | 0.70 | 0.67 | -4.3% | -0.28 | — | — | — |
| Shares | 28.2M | 28.8M | 29.7M | 40.6M | +44.0% | 42.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 50.7M | 84.3M | 121.2M | 131.7M | 37.4% | 158.8M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 569.0M | 546.4M | 500.3M | 629.3M | 3.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 147.0M | 141.9M | 155.0M | 170.3M | 5.0% | 136.3M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -84.6M | -120.7M | -115.3M | -127.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -57.8M | -30.7M | -37.3M | -44.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
Made a new 52-week low 2 trading days ago, 31% below its 52-week high. The fall has not stopped yet.
Calmer than 65% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 34% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Energy, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of VTS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc.(you) | $768M | 40 | Hold |
| WTI | W&T Offshore, Inc. | $632M | 43 | Hold |
| EGY | VAALCO Energy, Inc. | $690M | 34 | Sell |
| FTW | Presidio Production Company | $322M | 40 | Hold |
| KOS | Kosmos Energy Ltd. | $1.7B | 35 | Hold |
| REI | Ring Energy, Inc. | $373M | 33 | Sell |
| BKV | BKV Corporation | $2.2B | 43 | Hold |
| EPSN | Epsilon Energy Ltd. | $193M | 42 | Hold |
| MNR | Mach Natural Resources LP | $1.7B | 55 | Hold |
| GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. | $773M | 76 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 9.8% · P/E 17.1x · Gross margin 43.6%
Company Deep Dive
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