Roth Capital Comments on VAALCO Energy, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:EGY)

VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) – Research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of VAALCO Energy in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 27th. Roth Capital analyst J. White now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.14. The consensus estimate for VAALCO Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.41 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for VAALCO Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The energy company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $116.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $119.30 million. VAALCO Energy had a return on equity of 16.00% and a net margin of 17.82%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on EGY. StockNews.com lowered VAALCO Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 6th. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of VAALCO Energy from $7.25 to $8.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 11th.

VAALCO Energy Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of EGY opened at $6.61 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.19. VAALCO Energy has a 1 year low of $3.80 and a 1 year high of $7.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $683.33 million, a PE ratio of 11.01 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VAALCO Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in VAALCO Energy by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,024,145 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $41,988,000 after acquiring an additional 124,853 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VAALCO Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $498,000. LSV Asset Management grew its position in VAALCO Energy by 1.2% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 550,642 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,838,000 after buying an additional 6,666 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of VAALCO Energy by 221.9% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 33,782 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 23,288 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VAALCO Energy by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 957,194 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $4,298,000 after buying an additional 71,810 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 50.32% of the company’s stock.

VAALCO Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be issued a $0.063 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 23rd. VAALCO Energy’s payout ratio is currently 41.67%.

About VAALCO Energy

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, and Canada. The company 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.