VSE Corporation (VSEC)
NASDAQIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-10-29
$147.83-4.64%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Aerospace & Defense is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 27%, softest on share dilution.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 42% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskVSE’s investment case rests on sustained earnings growth, with Q2 revenue growth accelerating from Q1. Revenue grew 65% year over year in Q2, versus 26.8% in Q1. Q2 earnings beat consensus, though reported profits remain weakly backed by cash. VSEC trades at 31× P/E versus a 29× peer median; expectations look modest versus our view. The risk is fragile cash backing, alongside unsteady management and a Mania market cycle. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 16%. Peer multiples imply a price about 16% above where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. VSEC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 12 analysts currently covering VSEC (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VSEC in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Aerospace & Defense — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Achieve full year 2026 revenue growth of 61% to 64%
Record quarter supports revenue growth target for 2026.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $147.83
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $147.83.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Complete integration and synergy realization of PAG acquisition
Transition supports PAG acquisition integration and synergy realization.
Advances: Complete integration and synergy realization of PAG acquisition
Acquisition supports integration and synergy realization.
Advances: Complete acquisition of PAG HoldCo
Acquisition enhances growth potential significantly.
Advances: Complete acquisition of PAG HoldCo
Completion of acquisition directly supports growth objective.
