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In the latest session, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) closed at $6.34 up 1.12% from its previous closing price of $6.27. In other words, the price has increased by $1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.3.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of VAALCO Energy, Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 22 ’23 when LaFehr Edward David bought 332 shares for $4.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,411 led to the insider holds 47,010 shares of the business.
Maxwell George W.M. bought 5,000 shares of EGY for $20,550 on Aug 31 ’23. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 247,289 shares after completing the transaction at $4.11 per share. On Aug 31 ’23, another insider, FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $4.11 each. As a result, the insider paid 16,432 and bolstered with 408,458 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 661515584 and an Enterprise Value of 624558272. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.372 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.278.
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 $3.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EGY has traded an average of 1.20M shares per day and 1018790 over the past ten days. A total of 104.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.47M. Insiders hold about 1.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.40% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of 1713139200 were 3179268 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1710460800 on 2849362. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3179268 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EGY is 0.25, from 0.25 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039872408
