VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) closed the day trading at $7.08 down -2.88% from the previous closing price of $7.29. On the day, 1693486 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EGY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.79. 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 731.18M and an Enterprise Value of 700.98M. As of this moment, VAALCO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.54 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.61.
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 5.08, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.53.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EGY traded about 1.07M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EGY traded about 1.98M shares per day. 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 54.15% stake in the company. Shares short for EGY as of Mar 15, 2024 were 2.85M with a Short Ratio of 2.67, 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
EGY’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.25, up from 0.25 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 3.43%, 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.
