Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:EGY VAALCO Energy (EGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $3.22 -0.04 (-1.08%) As of 12:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About VAALCO Energy Stock (NYSE:EGY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get VAALCO Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.21▼$3.3150-Day Range$3.08▼$3.9352-Week Range$3.00▼$7.43Volume383,313 shsAverage Volume916,983 shsMarket Capitalization$333.78 millionP/E Ratio3.79Dividend Yield7.78%Price Target$8.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewVAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Canada. The company holds 58.8% interest in the Etame production sharing contract related to the Etame Marin block covering an area of approximately 46,200 gross acres located offshore in the Republic of Gabon in West Africa. It also owns 100% interest in the Eastern Desert, which contains West Gharib, West Bakr and North West Gharib merged concessions covering as area of approximately 45,067 acres, as well as Western Desert, which contains the South Ghazalat concession covering as area of approximately 7,340 acres located in Egypt. In addition, the company production and working interests in Cardium light oil and Mannville liquids-rich gas assets covering as area of 47,400 gross acres located near the north of Calgary, Alberta; and an undeveloped block offshore Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. VAALCO Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Read More… VAALCO Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreEGY MarketRank™: VAALCO Energy scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 262 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingVAALCO Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVAALCO Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about VAALCO Energy's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-41.86% Earnings GrowthEarnings for VAALCO Energy are expected to decrease by -41.86% in the coming year, from $0.43 to $0.25 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 3.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 3.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 53.97.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVAALCO Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about VAALCO Energy's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.14% of the float of VAALCO Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVAALCO Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in VAALCO Energy has recently decreased by 6.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipVAALCO Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVAALCO Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of VAALCO Energy is 45.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, VAALCO Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that VAALCO Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about VAALCO Energy's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted4.14% of the float of VAALCO Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVAALCO Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in VAALCO Energy has recently decreased by 6.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentVAALCO Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for VAALCO Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added VAALCO Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, VAALCO Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $40,168.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.30% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions50.32% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about VAALCO Energy's insider trading history. Receive EGY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VAALCO Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address EGY Stock News HeadlinesVAALCO Energy (EGY) is Among the Energy Stocks that Lost the Most This WeekMay 21, 2025 | insidermonkey.comVaalco Energy: Inching Towards GrowthMay 16, 2025 | seekingalpha.comTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…May 29, 2025 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Vaalco Energy’s Strategic Growth and Value Creation Justifies Buy RatingMay 15, 2025 | tipranks.comVAALCO Energy Q1 2025 Earnings Call HighlightsMay 9, 2025 | tipranks.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 9, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVaalco Energy Exceeds Q1 2025 Guidance and Advances Strategic ProjectsMay 9, 2025 | tipranks.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial and Operational ResultsMay 8, 2025 | quiverquant.comSee More Headlines EGY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EGY shares performed this year? VAALCO Energy's stock was trading at $4.37 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EGY shares have decreased by 25.6% and is now trading at $3.25. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were VAALCO Energy's earnings last quarter? VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The energy company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.06. The energy company had revenue of $110.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $99.30 million. VAALCO Energy had a net margin of 17.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.63%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are VAALCO Energy's major shareholders? VAALCO Energy's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.64%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.96%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (2.84%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (2.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop, George WM Maxwell, Thor Pruckl, Ronald Y Bain and Edward David Lafehr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of VAALCO Energy? Shares of EGY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of VAALCO Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VAALCO Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Record date for 3/28 Dividend2/28/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend2/28/2025Dividend Payable3/28/2025Last Earnings5/08/2025Record date for 6/27 Dividend5/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend5/23/2025Today5/29/2025Dividend Payable6/27/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorEnergy Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production Current SymbolNYSE:EGY CIK894627 Webwww.vaalco.com Phone(713) 623-0801Fax713-623-0982Employees120Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$8.00 High Stock Price Target$8.00 Low Stock Price Target$8.00 Potential Upside/Downside+146.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.55 Trailing P/E Ratio3.82 Forward P/E Ratio7.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$60.35 million Net Margins17.93% Pretax Margin38.02% Return on Equity15.63% Return on Assets8.72% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.14 Current Ratio1.34 Quick Ratio1.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$489.16 million Price / Sales0.69 Cash Flow$1.26 per share Price / Cash Flow2.58 Book Value$4.55 per share Price / Book0.71Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares103,819,000Free Float103,729,000Market Cap$337.41 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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