VAALCO Energy (EGY) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VAALCO 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 462.50 to 462.50
• 50-Day Range: 420 to 484.69
• 52-Week Range: 330 to 590.11
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 1,535 shs
• Market Capitalization: £479.80 million
• P/E Ratio: 758.20
• Dividend Yield: 4.11%
• Price Target: GBX 685
• Consensus Rating: Buy

VAALCO Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VAALCO Energy scored higher than 50% 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: 3.5 / 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 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

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 758.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VAALCO Energy is 758.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 111.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VAALCO Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. 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 3.90%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VAALCO Energy is 3,114.75%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for EGY.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

VAALCO Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for VAALCO Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for EGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

Only 2.10% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.44% of the stock of VAALCO Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EGY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EGY shares performed this year?

VAALCO Energy's stock was trading at GBX 360 at the start of the year. Since then, EGY stock has increased by 28.5% and is now trading at GBX 462.50.
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How do I buy shares of VAALCO Energy?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/20 Dividend: 8/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/20/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/20 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Today: 11/24/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:EGY
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 685
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 685
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 685
• Potential Upside/Downside: +48.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 758.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.52
• 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: £482.36 million
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: GBX 80.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.71
• Book Value: GBX 476 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,740,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £479.80 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.17