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After finishing at $3.94 in the prior trading day, VAALCO Energy, Inc (NYSE: EGY) closed at $3.83, down -2.79%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.79.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EGY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.38 and its Current Ratio is at 1.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 24 ’25 when Pruckl Thor sold 10,169 shares for $3.95 per share. The transaction valued at 40,168 led to the insider holds 174,992 shares of the business.
Thor Pruckl bought 10,169 shares of EGY for $40,208 on Mar 24 ’25. On Dec 16 ’24, another insider, Maxwell George W.M., who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 4,500 shares for $4.68 each. As a result, the insider paid 21,060 and bolstered with 369,382 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EGY now has a Market Capitalization of 399308128 and an Enterprise Value of 483575104. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.03 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.799.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EGY is 0.93, which has changed by -0.31850535 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EGY has reached a high of $6.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.36%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 860.84K shares per day over the past 3-months and 722450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 104.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.36M. Insiders hold about 2.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.00% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of 1755216000 were 4158595 with a Short Ratio of 4.83, compared to 1752537600 on 3960861. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4158595 and a Short% of Float of 4.05.
