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After finishing at $5.41 in the prior trading day, VAALCO Energy, Inc (NYSE: EGY) closed at $5.23, down -3.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.22.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EGY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.15.
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 542575872 and an Enterprise Value of 557962496. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.102 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.815.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EGY has reached a high of $7.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.89%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 884.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1075290 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 104.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.84M. Insiders hold about 1.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.30% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of 1730332800 were 3934771 with a Short Ratio of 4.45, compared to 1727654400 on 4274944. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3934771 and a Short% of Float of 3.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EGY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.25, compared to 0.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04621072
