For the quarter ended March 2025, Vitesse Energy (VTS) reported revenue of $66.17 million, up 8.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.23, compared to $0.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $65.06 million, representing a surprise of +1.71%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +155.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.09.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Vitesse performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Production per day - Oil: 918 BBL/D compared to the 887.9 BBL/D average estimate based on two analysts.
- Production per day - Natural gas: 2,575 Mcf/D versus 2,452.5 Mcf/D estimated by two analysts on average.
- Average Realized Prices with Hedging - Natural gas: $2.81 per thousand cubic feet versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.7 per thousand cubic feet.
- Average Realized Prices with Hedging - Oil: $64.93 per barrel versus $68.24 per barrel estimated by two analysts on average.
- Production per day - Total: 14,971 BOE/D versus the two-analyst average estimate of 14,319 BOE/D.
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Shares of Vitesse have returned -1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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