VSECVSE Corporation

$142.17-9.0% 1Y
Latest close: a new 52-week lowOct 23, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−28% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 25). Price is −28% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$4.5M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest8.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 0.8% since the previous count, down from 8.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 73% of the market
vs 200-day avgbottom 9% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How VSEC is trading

VSE Corporation is −9.0% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 25 points behind the market.

−9.0%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−28%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
25

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
42%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$78.56 – $243.42 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$142.17
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−21%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−9.0%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+205%
vs 50-day average$187.21
−24%
52-week high
$243.42
52-week low
$142.16
Annualised volatility
54%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.3M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−18%
2025+82%
2024+48%
2023+39%
2022−22%
2021+60%
2020+2.5%
2019+29%
2018−38%
2017+25%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+1.3%
Feb107 of 10+5.7%
Mar105 of 10−8.0%
Apr103 of 10+0.23%
May106 of 10+4.7%
Jun108 of 10+9.3%
Jul116 of 11+1.4%
Aug118 of 11+1.9%
Sep115 of 11−4.5%
Oct116 of 11+4.1%
Nov106 of 10+8.1%
Dec106 of 10+0.10%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.