NYSE:EGY Vaalco Energy (EGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.87 0.00 (-0.03%) Closing price 05/21/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.82 -0.04 (-0.75%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Vaalco Energy Stock (NYSE:EGY) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Vaalco Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$5.82▼$6.0350-Day Range$5.33▼$6.6752-Week Range$3.14▼$6.72Volume1.47 million shsAverage Volume1.33 million shsMarket Capitalization$611.80 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield4.26%Price Target$7.30Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Vaalco Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company principally engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vaalco concentrates on offshore assets in West Africa, with a strategic emphasis on maintaining and optimizing cash-flow–generating properties. Founded in the mid-1980s, the company has built its reputation by focusing on high-impact drilling prospects and extending the productive life of its core fields through targeted infill wells and enhanced recovery techniques. The company’s primary producing asset is the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon, where Vaalco holds a majority interest and serves as operator. Production activities on Etame include drilling development wells, conducting workovers on existing wells and managing pipeline infrastructure that delivers crude oil to onshore facilities for export. These operations underpin Vaalco’s revenue base and offer a stable platform for funding exploration and appraisal activities in adjacent offshore blocks. Beyond Gabon, Vaalco holds exploration licenses in select West African jurisdictions, including Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The company pursues a disciplined exploration strategy, targeting near-field and early‐stage prospects that leverage its technical expertise and infrastructure capabilities. Vaalco’s management team, based in Houston, maintains a lean organizational structure aimed at cost control, operational efficiency and responsible stewardship of its resources and host‐nation relationships.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Vaalco Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks78th Percentile Overall ScoreEGY MarketRank™: Vaalco Energy scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingVaalco Energy has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialVaalco Energy has a consensus price target of $7.30, representing about 24.4% upside from its current price of $5.87.Amount of Analyst CoverageVaalco Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Vaalco Energy's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth163.64% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vaalco Energy are expected to grow by 163.64% in the coming year, from $0.11 to $0.29 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vaalco Energy is -4.28, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vaalco Energy is -4.28, 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 RatioVaalco Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Vaalco Energy's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.86% 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 3.07, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vaalco Energy has recently decreased by 6.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipVaalco Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.26%, 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 SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Vaalco Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 86.21% 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. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentVaalco Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Vaalco Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Vaalco Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vaalco Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.00% 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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One Is Up 83% in a Year.May 13, 2026 | 247wallst.comThe chokepoint supplier behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion empireWhen Musk laughed and said 'you need transformers to run transformers,' it wasn't a joke - it was a confession. The world's largest supercomputer requires power equipment that takes 120 weeks to build, and Musk built Colossus in just 122 days. One small American company is positioned to close that gap faster than anyone else, yet Wall Street still prices it like an afterthought. Dylan Jovine has the full story and the ticker. | Behind the Markets (Ad)Vaalco Energy: Aggressive Campaign Lucks OutMay 9, 2026 | seekingalpha.comVAALCO Energy Balances Hedging Pain With Output GainsMay 8, 2026 | tipranks.comVaalco Energy EGY Q1 2026 Earnings TranscriptMay 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 8, 2026 | seekingalpha.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 8, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines EGY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EGY shares performed this year? Vaalco Energy's stock was trading at $3.64 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, EGY stock has increased by 61.2% and is now trading at $5.8680. How were Vaalco Energy's earnings last quarter? Vaalco Energy Inc (NYSE:EGY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The energy company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.44. The energy company had revenue of $62.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $78.20 million. Vaalco Energy had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.74% and a negative net margin of 45.86%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Vaalco Energy's major shareholders? Vaalco Energy's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.76%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (3.16%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.25%) and Sei Investments Co. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop, George WM Maxwell, Thor Pruckl and Ronald Y Bain. 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 3/27 Dividend2/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend2/27/2026Dividend Payable3/27/2026Last Earnings5/07/2026Today5/22/2026Record date for 6/26 Dividend5/22/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend5/22/2026Dividend Payable6/26/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/06/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (8m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 EGY's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. EGY has been in this zone for over 8 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorEnergy Industry International E&P Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production Current SymbolNYSE:EGY CIK894627 Webwww.vaalco.com Phone(713) 623-0801Fax713-623-0982Employees120Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Vaalco Energy$7.30 High Price Target$7.30 Low Price Target$7.30 Potential Upside/Downside+24.4%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($1.37) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio53.35 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$41.39 million Net Margins-45.86% Pretax Margin-44.88% Return on Equity-12.74% Return on Assets-6.14% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60 Current Ratio0.51 Quick Ratio0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$359.27 million Price / Sales1.70 Cash Flow$1.02 per share Price / Cash Flow5.77 Book Value$3.31 per share Price / Book1.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares104,260,000Free Float101,130,000Market Cap$611.80 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.17 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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