The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Vitesse Energy Inc shares valued at $877,118 were sold by Gerrity Robert W on Jan 20 ’26. At $19.29 per share, Gerrity Robert W sold 45,463 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 408,776 shares worth approximately $8.02 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gerrity Robert W sold 36,785 shares, netting a total of over 723,377 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $19.66 each, the insider now holds 371,991 shares.
Before that, Gerrity Robert W had sold 31,460 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $610,009, the Chief Executive Officer traded Vitesse Energy Inc shares for $19.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 31,460 shares, worth approximately $8.92 million.
As published in a research note from Northland Capital on May 20, 2025, Vitesse Energy Inc [VTS] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $19. Earlier on December 17, 2024, Alliance Global Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VTS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VTS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Vitesse Energy Inc [NYSE: VTS] rose 0.10% to $19.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.34, but it reached a high of $19.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.09%. Over the course of the year, Vitesse Energy Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.27%.
Is Vitesse Energy Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vitesse Energy Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.13 million shares to 4.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.8 million shares. A jump of 2.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 11.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 11.15.
Which companies own the most shares of Vitesse Energy Inc (VTS)?
In terms of Vitesse Energy Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 28.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 45.33% from the previous closing price of $19.61. Analysts anticipate Vitesse Energy Inc stock to reach 29 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Vitesse Energy Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On November 06, 2024, Alliance Global Partners assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $26.
