VSE, Titan, Enpro, Oshkosh, and Others Surge as Tech and Crypto Recovery Lift Mid-Cap Stocks

After a tech-driven sell-off, mid-cap stocks including VSE Corporation, Titan International, Enpro, Oshkosh, and VSE advanced as the broader market rebounded. The rally was bolstered by a stabilization in Bitcoin after a steep October decline, improved U.S. consumer sentiment, and the recognition that AI capital expenditure benefits chipmakers, lifting the S&P 500 to positive 2026 territory and the Dow crossing 50,000 for the first time. Key development: VSE agreed to acquire Precision Aviation Group for $2.025 billion (|$1.75B cash, $275M equity|), projecting a 50% revenue increase, expanded global reach, and over $15 million in annualized cost savings. Q4 revenue guidance is $290M-$304M; full-year $1.1B-$1.15B. The acquisition, with strong preliminary results, drove a 4.7% gain on February 4. VSE is up 10.3% YTD at $200.01, near its 52-week high of $218.57. Long-term investors who bought at $30/share in January 2021 could see gains of about 57x.