KeyCorp Estimates VSE’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:VSEC)

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ:VSEC) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of VSE in a report released on Thursday, October 22nd. KeyCorp analyst M. Leshock expects that the construction company will earn $1.79 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for VSE’s current full-year earnings is $6.72 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for VSE’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.28 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on VSEC. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of VSE from $240.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of VSE from $245.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of VSE in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of VSE in a research report on Sunday, August 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on VSE from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.12.

VSE Stock Performance

Shares of VSEC opened at $148.45 on Monday. VSE has a 52-week low of $138.85 and a 52-week high of $247.85. The business has a fifty day moving average of $183.14 and a 200 day moving average of $197.00.

VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The construction company reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.82. The company had revenue of $449.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $425.03 million. The company’s revenue was up 65.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS.

VSE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 15th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other VSE news, CEO John Cuomo sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.49, for a total transaction of $4,243,575.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 169,537 shares in the company, valued at $41,111,027.13. This represents a 9.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VSE

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. John Boyer Inc. purchased a new stake in VSE during the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. acquired a new stake in VSE in the third quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in VSE by 163.5% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 303 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in VSE in the third quarter worth $231,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in VSE by 16.6% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 2,205 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. 91.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About VSE

VSE Corporation is a diversified provider of aftermarket distribution, maintenance, repair, overhaul, engineering, logistics and other sustainment services for government and commercial customers. The company supports complex assets and supply chains, with activities spanning aviation, defense, transportation and fleet markets.

Through its aviation businesses, VSE distributes aircraft parts and provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for commercial, general aviation, business and government aircraft.