VAALCO Energy (EGY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VAALCO, founded in 1985, is a Houston, USA based, independent energy company with production, development and exploration assets in the West African region. The Company is an established operator within the region, holding a 31.1% working interest in the Etame Marin block, located offshore Gabon, which to date has produced over 110 MMBBL of crude oil and of which the Company holds operational control.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 435 to 455
• 50-Day Range: 360 to 485.60
• 52-Week Range: 250.60 to 486
• Volume: 769 shs
• Average Volume: 1,328 shs
• Market Capitalization: £486.90 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.28%
• Price Target: GBX 607.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

VAALCO Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VAALCO Energy scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

VAALCO Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VAALCO Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 607.50, representing about 33.5% upside from its current price of GBX 455.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VAALCO Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is -11.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is -11.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VAALCO Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EGY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

VAALCO Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

VAALCO Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

VAALCO Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for VAALCO Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VAALCO Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.36% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.05% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:EGY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vaalco.com
• Phone: 713 623 0801
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 189
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VAALCO Energy: GBX 607.50
• High Price Target: GBX 665
• Low Price Target: GBX 550
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (40)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £85.04 million
• Net Margins: 17.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 18.19%
• Return on Assets: 12.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 17.57
• Current Ratio: 1.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £311.54 million
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 79.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.71
• Book Value: GBX 476 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 107,012,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £486.90 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.17