NYSE:EGY VAALCO Energy (EGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.90 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 10/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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$5.86▼$6.0350-Day Range$5.38▼$6.6752-Week Range$3.85▼$7.51Volume555,521 shsAverage Volume997,605 shsMarket Capitalization$612.07 millionP/E Ratio7.28Dividend Yield4.24%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… Watch this before it gets removed (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. VAALCO Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks74th Percentile Overall ScoreEGY MarketRank™: VAALCO Energy scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 247 stocks in the oils/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 Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-10.17% Earnings GrowthEarnings for VAALCO Energy are expected to decrease by -10.17% in the coming year, from $0.59 to $0.53 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 7.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 7.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 16.72.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVAALCO Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.12% 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 4.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in VAALCO Energy has recently increased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipVAALCO Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.15%, 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 30.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, VAALCO Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.17% next year. This indicates that VAALCO Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about VAALCO Energy's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted4.12% 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 4.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in VAALCO Energy has recently increased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.87 News SentimentVAALCO Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for VAALCO Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 11 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows11 people have added VAALCO Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 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 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 HeadlinesHere's Why We Think VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) Is Well Worth WatchingOctober 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comImplied Volatility Surging for VAALCO Energy (EGY) Stock OptionsSeptember 24, 2024 | msn.comWatch this before it gets removed If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonOctober 22, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is Weakness In VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Stock A Sign That The Market Could be Wrong Given Its Strong Financial Prospects?September 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com3 Oil & Gas Stocks Still Trading at a DiscountAugust 28, 2024 | stocknews.comRoth MKM Keeps Their Buy Rating on Vaalco Energy (EGY)August 27, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comRead This Before Considering VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) For Its Upcoming US$0.0625 DividendAugust 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comVAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Participation in EnerCom Denver ConferenceAugust 14, 2024 | globenewswire.comSee More Headlines EGY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EGY shares performed this year? VAALCO Energy's stock was trading at $4.49 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EGY shares have increased by 31.4% and is now trading at $5.90. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were VAALCO Energy's earnings last quarter? VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The energy company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.09. The energy company had revenue of $116.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.30 million. VAALCO Energy had a net margin of 17.82% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.00%. Who are VAALCO Energy's major shareholders? VAALCO Energy's top institutional investors include Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.31%), Inspire Investing LLC (0.14%), Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.12%) and Lakewood Asset Management LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop, George WM Maxwell, Thor Pruckl, Ronald Y Bain, Edward David Lafehr, Jason Doornik and Bradley Louis Radoff. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Last Earnings8/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend8/23/2024Dividend Payable9/20/2024Today10/22/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorOils/Energy Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production Current SymbolNYSE:EGY CUSIP91851C20 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+33.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.81 Trailing P/E Ratio7.42 Forward P/E Ratio10.19 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$60.35 million Net Margins17.82% Pretax Margin37.51% Return on Equity16.00% Return on Assets8.95% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.15 Current Ratio1.19 Quick Ratio1.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$455.07 million Price / Sales1.37 Cash Flow$1.72 per share Price / Cash Flow3.50 Book Value$4.55 per share Price / Book1.32Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares103,740,000Free Float102,394,000Market Cap$623.48 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 Social Links The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2024Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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