VSECVSE Corporation

$173.59+8.0% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −11% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$4.5M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest8.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

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 returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 75% 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 +8.0% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 10 points behind the market.

+8.0%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−11%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
29%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$76.33 – $243.42 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$173.59
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−10%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+8.0%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+274%
vs 50-day average$199.46
−13%
52-week high
$243.42
52-week low
$154.72
Annualised volatility
53%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$1.3M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+0.57%
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+9.0%
Jul116 of 11+1.6%
Aug118 of 11+1.9%
Sep115 of 11−4.5%
Oct117 of 11+5.8%
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.