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VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY)

Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Houston, United States | NYSE
5.77 USD
After hours: 5.82 +0.05 (0.867%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:02 a.m. EDT

The investment case for VAALCO is fundamentally broken despite the attractive headline yield. The company is generating negative free cash flow and posting significant losses, with a payout ratio of 92.6% that is clearly unsustainable given the lack of earnings. While the board recently increased the quarterly dividend, this appears to be a desperate attempt to prop up the stock price rather than a sign of financial health, as the payout exceeds the cash generated by operations. The balance sheet is fragile with debt significantly outweighing equity, and the recent price action shows the stock struggling to break above its 200-day average. Although the 4.15% yield looks generous, it is a trap for income investors who cannot afford the risk of capital loss. The recent news of an FPSO coming online offers a glimmer of operational hope, but until profitability is restored and the balance sheet is strengthened, the long-term outlook remains deeply bearish.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.080723
AutoARIMA0.082860
AutoETS0.095228
MSTL0.122528

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 8.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.245
Excess Kurtosis -1.22
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.829
Revenue per Share 3.353
Market Cap 606,956,544
Forward P/E 31.02
Beta 0.11
Profit Margins -31.11%
Website https://www.vaalco.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound scenario with heavy interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $8.00 strike for October expiration, suggesting a speculative bet on a significant upside move. However, put volume is notably elevated relative to call volume at lower strikes ($4.00-$5.00), indicating a defensive hedge against further downside or a belief that the current price is overextended. Implied volatility is moderate, reflecting uncertainty rather than a clear directional consensus.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.06% 5.18% 5.45% 4.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.063 1.060606
2026-05-22 0.063 1.101399
2026-02-27 0.063 1.223301
2025-11-21 0.063 1.789773
2025-08-22 0.063 1.590909
2025-05-23 0.063 1.962617
2025-02-28 0.063 1.575000
2024-11-22 0.063 1.164510
2024-08-23 0.063 0.995261
2024-05-16 0.063 1.021070
2024-03-07 0.063 1.482353
2023-11-22 0.063 1.369565
2023-08-24 0.063 1.412556
2023-05-23 0.063 1.551724
2023-03-23 0.063 1.500000
2022-11-21 0.033 0.633397
2022-08-23 0.033 0.626186
2022-05-24 0.033 0.518053
2022-02-17 0.033 0.594595
2009-07-22 0.001 0.021053
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.25
dividendYield 4.33
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.043327555
lastDividendValue 0.063
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.46446705
Address1 2,500 CityWest Boulevard
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 15.5
All Time Low 0.124
Ask 5.78
Ask Size 3,200
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,284,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,320,172
Average Volume 1,320,172
Average Volume10Days 1,284,700
Beta 0.111
Bid 5.77
Bid Size 2,500
Board Risk 1
Book Value 3.616
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.77
Current Ratio 0.436
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 5.79
Day Low 5.68
Debt To Equity 68.829
Display Name VAALCO Energy
Dividend Date 1,790,035,200
Dividend Rate 0.25
Dividend Yield 4.33
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,107,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,107,600
Earnings Growth 3.896
Earnings Quarterly Growth 4.065
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,254,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,254,400
Ebitda 88,373,000
Ebitda Margins 0.25263
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.486
Enterprise To Revenue 2.397
Enterprise Value 838,342,528
Eps Current Year -0.20625
Eps Forward 0.186
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.4238
Fifty Day Average Change 0.3462
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06382979
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.446705
Fifty Two Week High 6.72
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9499998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14136903
Fifty Two Week Low 3.365
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.405
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.71471024
Fifty Two Week Range 3.365 - 6.72
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 728,317,800,000
Float Shares 101,775,149
Forward Eps 0.186
Forward P E 31.021505
Free Cashflow -96,645,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 281
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 5.82
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.58027
Gross Profits 202,987,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.032479998
Held Percent Institutions 0.72194
Implied Shares Outstanding 105,191,778
Industry Oil & Gas E&P
Industry Disp Oil & Gas E&P
Industry Key oil-gas-e-p
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary VAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Canada. It holds 58.8% interest in the Etame production sharing contract related to the Etame Marin block covering an area of approximately 46,200 gross acres located offshore in the Republic of Gabon in West Africa. The company also holds 100% interest in the Eastern Desert, which contains West Gharib, West Bakr, and Northwest Gharib merged concessions covering an area of approximately 45,067 acres, as well as Western Desert, which contains the South Ghazalat concession covering an area of approximately 7,340 acres located in Egypt. In addition, it holds 27.4% non-operated working interest in CI-40 in the deepwater producing Baobab field in Block CI-40, offshore Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa. Further, the company owns production and working interests in Cardium light oil and Mannville liquids-rich gas assets in Harmattan, within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, approximately 80 kilometers north of Calgary, Alberta; and a 60% working interest in an undeveloped portion of block P offshore Equatorial Guinea. VAALCO Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name VAALCO Energy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 606,956,544
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_416628
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -109,443,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 606,956,559
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 5.77
Operating Cashflow 196,092,992
Operating Margins 0.47506002
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.9259
Peg Ratio 3.98
Phone 713 623 0801
Post Market Change 0.05000019
Post Market Change Percent 0.86655444
Post Market Price 5.82
Post Market Time 1,787,961,417
Previous Close 5.77
Price Eps Current Year -27.975758
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5956858
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.7350786
Profit Margins -0.31108
Quick Ratio 0.298
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 5.79
Regular Market Day Low 5.68
Regular Market Day Range 5.68 - 5.79
Regular Market Open 5.77
Regular Market Previous Close 5.77
Regular Market Price 5.77
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 889,997
Return On Assets -0.0100300005
Return On Equity -0.24402
Revenue Growth 0.395
Revenue Per Share 3.353
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 105,191,778
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0773
Shares Short 8,129,118
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 7,528,040
Short Name VAALCO Energy, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0794
Short Ratio 6.94
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol EGY
Target High Price 10.5
Target Low Price 9.25
Target Mean Price 9.88333
Target Median Price 9.9
Total Cash 30,394,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.289
Total Debt 261,780,000
Total Revenue 349,815,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.043327555
Trailing Eps -1.04
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.08745
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.68254995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13416347
Type Disp Equity
Volume 889,997
Website https://www.vaalco.com
Zip 77,042