After finishing at $4.24 in the prior trading day, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) closed at $4.25, up 0.24%. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.0725 from its previous closing price. On the day, 532889 shares were traded. EGY stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.3300 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.2100.
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 4.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 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 0.18.
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 Aug 31 ’23 when Maxwell George W.M. bought 5,000 shares for $4.11 per share. The transaction valued at 20,550 led to the insider holds 247,289 shares of the business.
FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCE bought 4,000 shares of EGY for $16,432 on Aug 31 ’23. The Director now owns 408,458 shares after completing the transaction at $4.11 per share. On May 25 ’23, another insider, Bain Ronald Y, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $3.95 each. As a result, the insider paid 19,750 and bolstered with 26,244 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 446.92M and an Enterprise Value of 432.86M. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.95 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.95.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EGY has reached a high of $5.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.3702, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.3032.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 702.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 644.98k shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 107.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 103.38M. Insiders hold about 1.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.13% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of Feb 15, 2024 were 2.31M with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 2.21M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.20% and a Short% of Float of 2.22%.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EGY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.22, compared to 0.31 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 5.27%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 5.88%. The current Payout Ratio is 17.74% 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 $0.12 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.12 and a low estimate of $0.12, while EPS last year was $0.17. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.37, with high estimates of $0.37 and low estimates of $0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.38 and $0.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.34. EPS for the following year is $0.72, with 2 analysts recommending between $1.09 and $0.36.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $129.06M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $130.53M to a low estimate of $127.6M. As of the current estimate, VAALCO Energy, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $96.59M, an estimated increase of 33.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $113.79M, an increase of 30.20% less than the figure of $33.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $113.79M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $113.79M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EGY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $436.44M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $411.26M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $427.07M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $354.33M, up 20.50% from the average estimate. Based on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $411.78M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $484.37M and the low estimate is $351.67M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -3.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
