After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial and Operating Results.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Oil & Gas E&P industry segment, falling under the Energy sector. The current market capitalization of VAALCO Energy, Inc. is $606.77M. A total of 2.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 795.92K shares.
In the most recent transaction, LaFehr Edward David bought 332 shares of EGY for 4.25 per share on Sep 22 ’23. After the transaction, the Director now owns 47,010 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 31 ’23, Maxwell George W.M. bought 5,000 shares at 4.11 per share. EGY shares that Chief Executive Officer owns now total 247,289.
Among the insiders who bought shares, FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCE acquired of 4,000 shares on Aug 31 ’23 at a per-share price of $4.11. This resulted in the Director holding 408,458 shares of EGY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LaFehr Edward David bought 280 shares at $3.71 per share on Jun 23 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 46,678.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. VAALCO Energy, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.31, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.42%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.21. EGY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/7/2024 when it declared a $0.0630 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/21/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/22/2023. The EGY stock dividend was $0.0625 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EGY has a high of $5.66 and a low of $3.51.
As of this writing, EGY has an earnings estimate of $0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0 per share and a lower estimate of $0. The company reported an EPS of $0.07 in the last quarter, which was -50.00% lower than expectations of $0.14.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. EGY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $48.67M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.23M in debt and $84.26M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $4.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $144.30M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EGY is Buy with a score of 5.00.
