After finishing at $7.21 in the prior trading day, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) closed at $7.35, up 1.94%. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1429771 shares were traded.
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 6.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.01. 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:
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 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 759.07M and an Enterprise Value of 728.87M. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.60 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.71.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EGY has reached a high of $7.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.85, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.47.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.06M 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 101.50M. Insiders hold about 1.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.11% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of Mar 15, 2024 were 2.85M with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 2.31M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.76% and a Short% of Float of 2.78%.
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 3.47%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 3.64%. The current Payout Ratio is 44.60% for EGY, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 28, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 07, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Feb 12, 2003 when the company split stock in a 1:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 1 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.25 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.25 and a low estimate of $0.25, while EPS last year was $0.07. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.2 and low estimates of $0.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.23 and $0.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1. EPS for the following year is $0.95, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.95 and $0.95.
Revenue Estimates
1 analysts predict $113.7M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $113.7M to a low estimate of $113.7M. As of the current estimate, VAALCO Energy, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $87.41M, an estimated increase of 30.10% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EGY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $484.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $376.23M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $430.27M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $455.07M, down -5.40% from the average estimate. Based on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $329.65M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $329.65M and the low estimate is $329.65M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -23.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
