Insider buying last 90 days
$1.05Min 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Barber James J. director, officer: President & CEO | Purchase | $1.05M |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
NYSE: VSTS
Vestis (VSTS) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$14.25+0.12 (+0.8%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's activity around Vestis centers on routine executive filings rather than operational news: a Form 4 filing on 10 October was disclosed, and Vestis CFO Russell Thane Tiejema received a grant of 89,222 restricted stock units along with options to purchase 224,821 shares at $14.01, vesting in three equal annual installments. No earnings, guidance, deal or regulatory developments appear this week.
Vestis closed at $14.25, up 0.8%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $13.47 and its 200-day average of $10.88, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 50.4, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 2.4 over the past five sessions. Price stands 18.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.98.
Vestis's next earnings report is scheduled for 7 December, 56 days away, outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The company's last report on 11 August showed EPS of $0.18 against an estimate of $0.10, with an average absolute reaction of 15.3% across prior quarters and 3 beats out of 8. Over the last 90 days, one open-market insider purchase valued at $1,045,383 was recorded. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged +3.6% over 3 years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst coverage from 6 firms shows 2 buy, 1 hold and 3 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $13 implying -8.8% versus current price.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Vestis price vs fair value
Close $14.25200-day averageGekko Fair Value $11.98
Vestis quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.88B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- —
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.05
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.70B
- Profit margin
- -0.2%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.07
- Volume
- 1.31M avg 1.62M
- 1-year return
- +185.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±10.5%
- 50-day average
- $13.47
- 200-day average
- $10.88
- Next earnings
- Dec 7 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 132.2M
Vestis swing-trade checklist
Vestis scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $14.25 is above the 50-day ($13.47) and 200-day ($10.88) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
50.4, Neutral
Reading 50.4 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
18.9% above
Price is 18.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 56 days
Next report Dec 7, 2026, 56 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.6% over 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Vestis stock chart and price history
Vestis closed at $14.25 on Oct 12, 2026, +185.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $4.50 to $16.90.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +9.9%
- 3 months
- −4.4%
- 6 months
- +61.4%
- 1 year
- +185.6%
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Vestis GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Vestis’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 50.4, in the Neutral zone, down 2.4 points over five sessions.
50.4Neutral
Down 2.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 76 | +1.5% | −4.8% | ||
| Accumulation | 212 | −0.8% | −0.9% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 335 | +0.4% | +1.8% | ||
| Distribution | 57 | +0.2% | +2.3% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average VSTS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is Vestis stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Vestis trades 18.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.98, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Vestis shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$11.98
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
18.9% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 0.0% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Vestis insider and Congress trading
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Vestis worth $1.05M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in VSTS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Vestis earnings: next date and track record
Vestis reports on Dec 7, 2026, before the open (56 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 7, 2026
Expected before the open, 56 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.17
- Revenue estimate
- $665.9M
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±15.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 11, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Vestis Q3 FY2026 adjusted EBITDA reached ~$81M, up ~$15M or 23% year-over-year, with margins expanding to 12.2% from 9.8%. Revenue per pound grew 3% YoY, the first increase since going public, driven by disciplined pricing execution. Plant productivity improved 9% YoY, customer complaints declined 74 bps, and cost of services fell both YoY and sequentially. The company continues exiting low-quality volume, reducing linen concentration 6% YoY.
- Guidance
- Management expects to sustain operational discipline through Q4 FY2026, with outsourced corporate support functions beginning to benefit Q4 results and more significantly impacting FY2027. Focus remains on improving revenue per pound, operating leverage, and adjusted EBITDA through continued pricing discipline and cost reduction.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.18 est $0.10 | $661.7M est $668.9M | +2.1% |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.16 est $0.08 | $659.4M est $655.3M | +21.0% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | −$0.05 est $0.27 | $663.4M est $664.2M | +18.4% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.03 est $0.06 | $712.0M est $678.3M | −3.9% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.05 est $0.05 | $673.8M est $690.7M | −5.4% |
| May 6, 2025 | −$0.05 est $0.15 | $665.2M est $690.8M | −38.7% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.14 est $0.12 | $683.8M est $693.2M | −12.6% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $0.11 est $0.33 | $684.3M est $693.5M | +20.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Vestis stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Vestis is $13.00, −8.8% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$13.00consensus 12-month target, −8.8% from the last close
Now $14.25Avg $13.00
Low $9.30High $17
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Jefferies | $17 | +19.3% |
| Aug 17 | J.P. Morgan | $13 | −8.8% |
| Aug 13 | J.P. Morgan | $13 | −8.8% |
| Aug 13 | J.P. Morgan | $13 | −8.8% |
| Aug 12 | Barclays | $11 | −22.8% |
+1.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+3.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 3 years
±3.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Vestis seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Vestis averaged +3.6% across the last 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.2% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.1% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.9% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.6% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.6% | 2 of 3 |
For scale, VSTS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 10.5%.
Vestis market cap and key statistics
Vestis’s market cap is $1.88B and revenue of $2.70B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.88B
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.05
- Gekko Fair Value
- $11.98
Trading
- Volume
- 1.31M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.62M
- 52-week high
- $16.90
- 52-week low
- $4.50
- Shares outstanding
- 132.2M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.70B
- Profit margin
- -0.2%
- Return on equity
- -0.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −93.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.07
- Typical daily move
- ±3.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±10.5%
Vestis stock news this week
2 headlines about Vestis from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Form 4 Vestis Corp For: 10 October By Investing.comInvesting.com South Africa, Oct 11
- An 89,222-unit stock grant accompanies options exercisable at $14.01 for Vestis (VSTS) CFO.Stock Titan, Oct 7
Vestis peers
Vestis’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NKENike | Accumulation | 16.4% below |
| RLRalph Lauren | Neutral | 14.6% above |
| ONONOn | Distribution | 6.8% below |
| DECKDeckers Outdoor | Neutral | 33.9% below |
| LULUlululemon athletica | Accumulation | 39.4% below |
| LEVILevi Strauss | Accumulation | 0.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Vestis stock FAQ
What is Vestis’s market cap?
Vestis’s market cap is $1.88B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $14.25, with 132.2M shares outstanding.
What is the Vestis stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Vestis is $13.00, −8.8% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Vestis stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Vestis is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $14.25 is 18.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.98. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Vestis report earnings next?
Vestis is expected to report on Dec 7, 2026, before the market opens (56 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.17 per share on revenue of $665.9M. Vestis beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 15.3% on average across the report.
What is Vestis’s 52-week high and low?
Vestis’s 52-week high is $16.90 and its 52-week low is $4.50; it closed at $14.25 on Oct 12, 2026, +185.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $22.37 on Feb 2, 2024.
Is Vestis stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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