Vertex Energy, Inc. (VTNR)

Vertex Energy, Inc. (VTNR) — VMCI valuation read

VTNR prints VMCI 43/100 inside the Energy sector, where the median sits at 50. The 7-point below-median delta is the cleanest single-number summary of Vertex Energy, Inc.'s composite stance, and in the mid-cap bucket it places the share behind the typical peer on the five-pillar mix.

On VTNR, the SEC EDGAR Form 4 stream shows no insider buys or sells in the past 30 days. Quiet tapes happen; they just remove a signal that bull and bear cases sometimes lean on for confirmation.

**Investor frame.** VTNR trades at 16.0x earnings, 11% below the Energy median of 18.0x; that is the value line. ROIC of 18.0% sits 8.0pp above the Energy median (10.0%); that is the quality line. net debt to EBITDA of -0.6x leaves covenant headroom; that is the risk line for Vertex Energy, Inc. on the trailing financials.

VTNR rose 0.8% over the trailing 7 days, with a +3.7% read on a 30-day basis.