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VTS Vitesse Energy (VTS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Crude petroleum & natural gas · CIK 0001944558
Form 144 · 2
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
107
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about VTS

Insiders, 180 days
+$1.7M net bought
1 buyer
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-06-23
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.0M
2 notices

Vitesse Energy insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Vitesse Energy, Inc. insiders bought a net $1.7M of stock across 39 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-06-17 SECtraded 2026-06-15
40,882
$660.7K
+14.6%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on May 28, 2026.
  • +42.5% median (+32.2% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 37.7% of the 108,500 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director STEINBERG JOSEPH S bought about $660.7K of VTS on Jun 15, 2026; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-06-01 SECtraded 2026-05-28
59,118
$1.0M
+3.2%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Mar 22, 2023.
  • +45.6% median (+43.6% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 97.6% of the 60,552 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director STEINBERG JOSEPH S bought about $1.0M of VTS on May 28, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2026-04-01 SECtraded 2026-03-31
10,000
$185.6K
+4.0%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Aug 21, 2023.
  • The trade is 29.6% of the 33,789 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director O Leary Dan bought about $185.6K of VTS on Mar 31, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-04-01 SECtraded 2026-03-31
50,000
$925.5K
+4.0%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 7 sales), the last on Mar 30, 2026.
  • The trade is 12.7% of the 392,967 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & Interim CEO Cree Brian sold about $925.5K of VTS on Mar 31, 2026; 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
BUY
2026-04-01 SECtraded 2026-03-31
5,000
$93.4K
+4.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 2 sales), the last on Mar 30, 2026.
  • -4.7% median (-4.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.8% of the 176,204 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 107 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Henderson James P bought about $93.4K of VTS on Mar 31, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 107 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
39 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$1.7M over 180 days
more than 89% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
107 funds bought in last quarter
below 58% of Energy
Revenue
+13.2% year over year
more than 73% of Energy
Margin
9.2% net margin
more than 63% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
17.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 9.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 93% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-9.8%12M
-26%-15%-4%+7%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-14 · Gerrity Robert W sold $1.8M2026-03-30 · Cree Brian sold $1.3M2026-05-28 · STEINBERG JOSEPH S bought $1.0M2026-03-31 · Cree Brian sold $925.5K2026-01-20 · Gerrity Robert W sold $877.0K2026-01-14 · Cree Brian sold $869.5K2026-01-21 · Gerrity Robert W sold $723.6K2026-06-15 · STEINBERG JOSEPH S bought $660.7K2026-01-16 · Gerrity Robert W sold $610.0K2026-01-15 · Gerrity Robert W sold $575.0K2026-01-16 · Cree Brian sold $384.0K2026-01-20 · Cree Brian sold $347.9K2026-01-15 · Cree Brian sold $320.9K2026-02-24 · Gerrity Robert W sold $222.4K2026-03-31 · O Leary Dan bought $185.6K2026-02-24 · Cree Brian sold $117.9K2026-01-14 · Morella Mike sold $104.7K2026-03-30 · Henderson James P bought $93.5K2026-03-31 · Henderson James P bought $93.4K2026-01-14 · SABOL MICHAEL sold $90.6K2026-02-24 · Henderson James P sold $52.8K2026-01-21 · Cree Brian sold $28.4K2026-08-17 · Cree Brian filed to sell $1.2M2026-08-14 · Cree Brian filed to sell $811.8K2026-06-29 · Brian Cree filed to sell $285.1K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns VTS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$45.9M
2,599,228 sh
$41.0M
1,619,762 sh
$25.5M

Congress trades in VTS

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-06-23 · disclosed 31 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

VTS planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Cree Brian
Filed 2026-08-17
$1.2M
Cree Brian
Filed 2026-08-14
$811.8K
Brian Cree
Filed 2026-06-29
$285.1K

VTS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
The Gabelli Global Financial Services Fund
$4.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.5%
Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF
$11.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.4%
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
$5.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.0%
North Star Dividend Fund
$881.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.9%
North Star Micro Cap Fund
$1.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.9%
Global X SuperDividend ETF
$10.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $1.7M bought by insiders over 180 days, 107 funds added last quarter, $2.0M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

VTS financials

Revenue growth
+13.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$284.5M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-4.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$136.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
-1.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-1.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
+2.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+17.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$274.0M$242.0M$233.9M$300.1M
Operating income$17.1M$41.0M$34.9M$153.9M
Net income$25.3M$21.1M-$19.7M$118.9M
EPS (diluted)0.640.64-0.730.26
Operating cash flow$170.3M$155.0M$141.9M$147.0M
Cashn/a$3.0Mn/an/a
Buybacks$0$0$248.0K$0
Dividends paid$92.1M$63.6M$58.0M$36.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

VTS Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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VTS ranks highest on growth (73rd percentile) and insider conviction (71st), and lowest on profitability (36th), among Energy peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
36
Inputs
  • Return on equity-1.7% · 35 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets-1.2% · 37 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed+2.3% · 35 pct, sector of 110
Growth
73
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+13.2% · 73 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
71
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$1.7M · 89 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 53 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
42
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter107 · 42 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
57
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+17.1% · 11 pct, sector of 167
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.4% · 59 pct, sector of 120
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

VTS filings, in plain words

Are Vitesse Energy insiders buying or selling VTS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Vitesse Energy insiders were net buyers, a net $1.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

Have members of Congress traded VTS?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by James French Hill dated 2025-06-23.

Are there planned insider sales of VTS?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.0M of stock; the latest, by Cree Brian, was filed 2026-08-17.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Vitesse Energy insiders were net buyers of VTS, a net $1.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in VTS, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by James French Hill dated 2025-06-23. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.0M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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