William Blair Estimates VSE’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:VSEC)

VSE Co. (NASDAQ:VSEC) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of VSE in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the construction company will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for VSE’s current full-year earnings is $2.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for VSE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.17 EPS.

VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.17. VSE had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The firm had revenue of $299.02 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $289.97 million.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on VSEC. StockNews.com raised shares of VSE to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of VSE from $129.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of VSE from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VSE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.67.

VSE Price Performance

Shares of VSEC opened at $120.61 on Friday. VSE has a fifty-two week low of $73.36 and a fifty-two week high of $123.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $106.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.23. The company has a market cap of $2.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.31 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 3.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

VSE Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. VSE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.19%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VSE

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of VSE by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,026,164 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $192,689,000 after purchasing an additional 698,642 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of VSE by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,794,069 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $170,616,000 after buying an additional 258,674 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of VSE by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,071,545 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $101,904,000 after buying an additional 182,465 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in shares of VSE by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 928,617 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $88,311,000 after buying an additional 104,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of VSE by 63.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 716,168 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $68,115,000 after buying an additional 277,971 shares during the last quarter. 91.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.