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In the latest session, VAALCO Energy, Inc (NYSE: EGY) closed at $3.90 down -1.02% from its previous closing price of $3.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.87.
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 4.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.74. 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:
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 Dec 16 ’24 when Maxwell George W.M. bought 4,500 shares for $4.68 per share. The transaction valued at 21,060 led to the insider holds 369,382 shares of the business.
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 404597696 and an Enterprise Value of 420123328. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.877 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.507.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EGY is 0.73, which has changed by -0.4388489 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.086116076 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 -6.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EGY has traded an average of 865.95K shares per day and 1139620 over the past ten days. A total of 103.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.24M. Insiders hold about 1.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.47% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of 1740700800 were 4494099 with a Short Ratio of 5.19, compared to 1738281600 on 3810856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4494099 and a Short% of Float of 4.32.
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 0.063451774
