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The closing price of VAALCO Energy, Inc (NYSE: EGY) was $3.45 for the day, down -9.21% from the previous closing price of $3.80. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.45.
Ratios:
Our analysis of EGY’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 357913344 and an Enterprise Value of 373438912. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.78 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.34.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EGY is 0.83, which has changed by -0.526749 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EGY has reached a high of $7.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.01%.
Shares Statistics:
EGY traded an average of 911.14K shares per day over the past three months and 1297340 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 103.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.25M. Insiders hold about 1.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.45% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of 1741910400 were 4902983 with a Short Ratio of 5.38, compared to 1739491200 on 4122207. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4902983 and a Short% of Float of 4.78.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.25, EGY has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.25. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.065789476
