NYSE:EGY VAALCO Energy (EGY) Stock Forecast, Price & News $3.93 +0.07 (+1.81%) (As of 06/1/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$3.81▼$3.9950-Day Range$3.69▼$5.0252-Week Range$3.51▼$8.77Volume861,318 shsAverage Volume1.45 million shsMarket Capitalization$419.61 millionP/E Ratio7.02Dividend Yield6.36%Price TargetN/A ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media VAALCO Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestHealthy4.70% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.02Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$96,519 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.38 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector249th out of 494 stocksCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry107th out of 160 stocks N/A Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for VAALCO Energy. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted4.70% of the outstanding shares of VAALCO Energy have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVAALCO Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in VAALCO Energy has recently increased by 9.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVAALCO Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.44%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVAALCO Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of VAALCO Energy is 44.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for EGY. Previous Next 3.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentVAALCO Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for VAALCO Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 9 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -74% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added VAALCO Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, VAALCO Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $96,519.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 31.61% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 7.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 7.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 50.28.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVAALCO Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) StockVAALCO Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil. It operates through the following segments: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The Gabon Segment focuses on the Offshore Gabon-Etame Marin Permit operation. The Equatorial Guinea segment deals with the Equatorial Guinea-Block P operation. The company was founded by Virgil A. Walston and Charles Alcorn in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.Read More 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 HeadlinesMay 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Downgrades VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) to SellMay 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Begins Coverage on VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY)June 1, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Graphite versus Lithium - What Investors Should KnowOver 18 million EVs will be cruising U.S roads by 2030. And every one million EVs manufactured will require 82,000 tons of the metal graphite for their batteries. That's a total of 1,476,000 tons of graphite! Graphite is actually the largest component of EV batteries - NOT lithium. Experts warn of a massive graphite shortfall, especially since North America currently has no operating graphite mines.May 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) CEO Buys $37,000.00 in StockMay 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Director Edward David Lafehr Purchases 5,300 Shares of StockMay 12, 2023 | msn.comVAALCO Energy (EGY) Declares $0.06 DividendMay 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 11, 2023 | msn.comVAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) Price Target Decreased by 6.31% to 9.48June 1, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Graphite Shortage Could Derail the $7 Trillion EV TransitionGraphite (not lithium) is expected to see the largest increase in demand of all battery metals over the next decade. But projections warn of an 8 million ton shortfall of graphite by 2040. That's why 97 more graphite mines are needed just to keep up with battery production for the $7 trillion transition to electric vehicles.May 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 VAALCO Energy Inc Earnings CallMay 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:EGY)May 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 23rdMay 9, 2023 | msn.comVAALCO Energy declares $0.0625 dividendMay 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy (EGY) Scheduled to Post Earnings on TuesdayMay 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Short Interest UpdateApril 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVaalco Announces Publication of 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance ReportApril 24, 2023 | msn.comVAALCO Energy (LON:EGY) Price Target Increased by 7.33% to 10.11April 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comReturns On Capital At VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) Paint A Concerning PictureApril 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVaalco Energy (EGY) Stock Moves -1.42%: What You Should KnowApril 7, 2023 | marketwatch.com8-K: VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/April 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy Receives Expected NYSE Notice Regarding Late Form 10-K FilingApril 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Final Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial and Operating ResultsApril 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Final Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial and Operating ResultsApril 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBest Momentum Stock to Buy for April 5thApril 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comVAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) Trading 8.6% Higher See More Headlines EGY Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EGY Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/23/2023Dividend Payable3/31/2023Last Earnings4/06/2023Ex-Dividend for 6/23 Dividend5/23/2023Today6/01/2023Dividend Payable6/23/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)8/09/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:EGY CUSIP91851C20 CIK894627 Webwww.vaalco.com Phone(713) 623-0801Fax713-623-0982Employees117Year Founded1985Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.56 Trailing P/E Ratio7.02 Forward P/E Ratio4.47 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$51.89 million Net Margins11.80% Pretax Margin36.63% Return on Equity28.65% Return on Assets14.81% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.18 Current Ratio1.21 Quick Ratio1.13 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$354.33 million Price / Sales1.18 Cash Flow$1.42 per share Price / Cash Flow2.76 Book Value$4.26 per share Price / Book0.92Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares106,770,000Free Float104,638,000Market Cap$419.61 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.58 Social Links Key ExecutivesGeorge Walter Mitchell MaxwellChief Executive Officer & DirectorThor PrucklChief Operating OfficerRonald Y. BainChief Financial OfficerMatthew Roger PowersExecutive Vice President & General CounselJulie RayVice President-TreasuryKey CompetitorsBerryNASDAQ:BRYSandRidge EnergyNYSE:SDSilverBow ResourcesNYSE:SBOWW&T OffshoreNYSE:WTIPHX MineralsNYSE:PHXView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsRonald Y BainBought 5,000 shares on 5/25/2023Total: $19,750.00 ($3.95/share)New York State Common Retirement FundSold 87,000 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.136%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bought 20,069 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.090%Ancora Advisors LLCBought 23,154 shares on 5/16/2023Ownership: 0.388%First Trust Advisors LPBought 21,437 shares on 5/16/2023Ownership: 0.263%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions EGY Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell VAALCO Energy stock right now? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VAALCO Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" EGY shares. View EGY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. How have EGY shares performed in 2023? VAALCO Energy's stock was trading at $4.56 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, EGY shares have decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $3.93. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting VAALCO Energy? VAALCO Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,020,000 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the April 30th total of 4,600,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,650,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. View VAALCO Energy's Short Interest. When is VAALCO Energy's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 9th 2023. View our EGY earnings forecast. How were VAALCO Energy's earnings last quarter? VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 6th. The energy company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The energy company had revenue of $96.59 million for the quarter. VAALCO Energy had a net margin of 11.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.65%. How often does VAALCO Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for VAALCO Energy? VAALCO Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 24th will be given a dividend of $0.063 per share on Friday, June 23rd. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.41%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 23rd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. Read our dividend analysis for EGY. What ETFs hold VAALCO Energy's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) stock in their portfolio include Roundhill Acquirers Deep Value ETF (DEEP), First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund (FDM), Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC), SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2x Shares (GUSH), Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY).iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF (FILL). Is VAALCO Energy a good dividend stock? VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.44%. EGY has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 44.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for EGY. What guidance has VAALCO Energy issued on next quarter's earnings? VAALCO Energy updated its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, March, 31st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $96.60 million-$96.60 million. What is Cary Bounds' approval rating as VAALCO Energy's CEO? 3 employees have rated VAALCO Energy Chief Executive Officer Cary Bounds on Glassdoor.com. Cary Bounds has an approval rating of 42% among the company's employees. This puts Cary Bounds in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of VAALCO Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other VAALCO Energy investors own include Abraxas Petroleum (AXAS), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), Acasti Pharma (ACST), Micron Technology (MU), Atlantic Power (AT), Palatin Technologies (PTN), CTI BioPharma (CTIC), Nevsun Resources (NSU) and Pulmatrix (PULM). What is VAALCO Energy's stock symbol? VAALCO Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EGY." Who are VAALCO Energy's major shareholders? VAALCO Energy's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.89%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.36%), First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP (2.20%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.86%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (1.69%) and Foundry Partners LLC (1.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop, Bradley Louis Radoff, Edward David Lafehr, George WM Maxwell, Jason Doornik, Ronald Y Bain and Thor Pruckl. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is VAALCO Energy's stock price today? One share of EGY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.93. How much money does VAALCO Energy make? VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) has a market capitalization of $419.61 million and generates $354.33 million in revenue each year. The energy company earns $51.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.56 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does VAALCO Energy have? The company employs 117 workers across the globe. How can I contact VAALCO Energy? VAALCO Energy's mailing address is 9800 Richmond Avenue Suite 700, Houston TX, 77042. The official website for the company is www.vaalco.com. The energy company can be reached via phone at (713) 623-0801, via email at ir@vaalco.com, or via fax at 713-623-0982. This page (NYSE:EGY) was last updated on 6/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding VAALCO Energy, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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