V2X (NYSE:VVX) Sets New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

V2X, Inc. (NYSE:VVX) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $79.16 and last traded at $78.4660, with a volume of 12735 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $77.33.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on VVX. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of V2X from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of V2X from $77.50 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on V2X from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings cut V2X from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on V2X from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.80.

V2X Stock Up 1.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.55.

V2X (NYSE:VVX) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. V2X had a net margin of 1.88% and a return on equity of 16.94%. The company’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. V2X has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.750-6.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that V2X, Inc. will post 6.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at V2X

In other news, major shareholder American Industrial Partners C sold 2,545,432 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.21, for a total value of $173,623,916.72. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 2,004,569 shares in the company, valued at approximately $136,731,651.49. The trade was a 55.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of V2X

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VVX. Comerica Bank raised its holdings in shares of V2X by 79.1% during the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in V2X by 207.3% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in V2X in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of V2X by 140.0% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of V2X in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Institutional investors own 95.18% of the company’s stock.

V2X Company Profile

V2X, Inc provides critical mission solutions and support services to defense clients worldwide. It offers a suite of integrated solutions across the operations and logistics, aerospace, training, and technology markets to national security, defense, civilian, and international clients. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia.