Vaalco Energy (EGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.53 to $5.82
• 50-Day Range: $4.92 to $5.72
• 52-Week Range: $3.36 to $6.72
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $604.70 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.31%
• Price Target: $7.30
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Vaalco Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vaalco Energy scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Vaalco 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 Potential

Vaalco Energy has a consensus price target of $7.30, representing about 25.9% upside from its current price of $5.80.

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: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vaalco Energy are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.32) to $0.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vaalco Energy is -5.47, 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 -5.47, 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 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.44% of the float of Vaalco Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vaalco Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vaalco Energy has recently increased by 13.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vaalco Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.84%, 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.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Vaalco Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 104.17% in the coming year. This indicates that Vaalco Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

Vaalco Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Vaalco Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Vaalco Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

3.00% of the stock of Vaalco Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.32% of the stock of Vaalco Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Today: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EGY
• CIK: 894627
• Web: www.vaalco.com
• Phone: (713) 623-0801
• Fax: 713-623-0982
• Employees: 120
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vaalco Energy: $7.30
• High Price Target: $7.30
• Low Price Target: $7.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.06)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$41.39 million
• Net Margins: -31.11%
• Pretax Margin: -44.88%
• Return on Equity: -13.93%
• Return on Assets: -6.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 0.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $285.32 million
• Price / Sales: 2.12
• Cash Flow: $1.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.46
• Book Value: $4.25 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 104,258,000
• Free Float: 101,130,000
• Market Cap: $604.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.10