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VSEC

VSE CORP
Nasdaq· Services-Engineering Services· Inc. DE· CIK 0000102752 Services
$147.01 +4.84 (+3.40%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $142.17
Market cap
$4.2B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
83% Buy or better · 18 analysts
Median target
$265.00
+80% · range $215.00–280.00
Next earnings
Nov 4
in 9 days
1 year
−18.1%
from $179.52 · Oct 27
30 days
−15.8%
from $174.65
52-week range
$142.17–243.48
−40% from high · low Oct 23
Avg volume 20D
526.1K
shares / day
Short interest
2.29M
≈8.2% of shares · +0.8%
Days to cover
5.3
at average volume
Insider net
-$5.8M
0 buyers · 2 sellers · since Feb 27
New fund stakes
2
Q2 2026 13F · 2 exits
SecBot read MIXED 1 report · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 mixed oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·Next Earnings date, Nov 4, 2026
Strongest MIXED Institutional activity in VSEC during Q2 2026 was mixed but directionally net-bullish by dollar value: 33…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • S Jun 12 1 insider sell $1.3M at $196.82
  • A Jun 26 Morgan Stanley initiates
  • X Jul 15 Short interest jumps 27.1% to 3.04M
  • X Jul 31 Short interest falls 27.4% to 2.21M
  • S Aug 17 1 insider sell $4.2M at $242.49
  • S Sep 14 1 insider sell $293.6K at $187.49
  • A Sep 15 Guggenheim initiates
  • A Oct 23 Keybanc initiates

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    2 insiders sold $5.8M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 33 added (2 new), 19 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Freestone Grove Partners $18.7M, Wellington Management Group $13.2M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    15 of 18 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +0.8% to 2.29M shares. 5.3 days to cover, ≈8.2% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    21% below its 50-day average. New closing low $142.17 on Oct 23.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
2
new positions
2
exits
$31.9M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/TRIM531,669$121.5M
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM269,929$61.7M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM191,729$43.8M
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.ADD165,669$37.9M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED127,022$29.0M
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEAR_EXIT116,779$26.7M
Nuveen, LLCADD110,695$25.3M
BAMCO INC /NY/ADD100,166$22.9M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

18 analysts
Buy 83% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy7Buy8Hold3Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 9 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +80%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 23, 2026Keybanc
INITIATE
INITIATESector Weight
Oct 19, 2026Morgan Stanley
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight
Sep 15, 2026Guggenheim
INITIATE
INITIATENeutral
Aug 13, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Aug 11, 2026Deutsche Bank
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Aug 10, 2026Stifel
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$5.8M
sold · 2 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 15, 2026
FERGUSON III MARK E
Director
AWARD$26.4K
Sep 15, 2026
EBERHART RALPH E
Director
AWARD$11.9K
Sep 14, 2026
CUOMO JOHN A
CEO and President
SELL$170.9K
Sep 14, 2026
CUOMO JOHN A
CEO and President
SELL$75.7K
Sep 14, 2026
CUOMO JOHN A
CEO and President
SELL$3.4K
Sep 14, 2026
CUOMO JOHN A
CEO and President
SELL$43.6K
Sep 11, 2026
Cohn Adam Robert
Chief Financial Officer
EXERCISE5,998 sh
Sep 11, 2026
Cohn Adam Robert
Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$511.6K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 4
reports in 9 days

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Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
2,292,938
shares short
+0.8%
vs prior settlement
5.3
days to cover
≈8.2%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 12, 2026 SEC
Institutional activity in VSEC during Q2 2026 was mixed but directionally net-bullish by dollar value: 33 buyers added…
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
FERGUSON III MARK E was granted 148 shares
Director @ $178.08 ($26.4K)
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
EBERHART RALPH E was granted 67 shares
Director @ $178.08 ($11.9K)
Sep 14, 2026 Insider
CUOMO JOHN A sold 912 shares
CEO and President @ $187.42 ($170.9K)
Aug 5, 2026 Earnings calendar
VSEC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-05
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES — TRIM
531,669 shares ($121.5M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — TRIM
269,929 shares ($61.7M)
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
In Q1 2026, four mega-passive institutional investors (BlackRock, State Street, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price)…
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 4, 2026
Earnings date
VSEC Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-04
Recent
Aug 5, 2026
Earnings date
VSEC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-05
Jul 31, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: VSEC down 27% to 2.2M shares
Settlement 2026-07-31 | Days to cover: 5.81 | ≈7.86% of shares outstanding (est.)
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings date
VSEC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jul 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: VSEC up 27% to 3.0M shares
Settlement 2026-07-15 | Days to cover: 6.12 | ≈10.83% of shares outstanding (est.)
May 5, 2026
Earnings date
VSEC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05

SecBot reports

3 filings · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
All VSEC filing & press-release reports (3)