VAALCO Energy, Inc.

NYSE:EGY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$447.1m

VAALCO Energy Valuation

Is EGY undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of EGY when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: EGY ($4.31) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($80.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EGY is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EGY?

Key metric: As EGY is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EGY. This is calculated by dividing EGY's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EGY's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio5x
EarningsUS$89.83m
Market CapUS$447.13m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EGY's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EGY vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.2x
PBT Permian Basin Royalty Trust
14.4xn/aUS$520.6m
GFR Greenfire Resources
15.9xn/aUS$423.1m
REPX Riley Exploration Permian
5.6x21.8%US$652.4m
PNRG PrimeEnergy Resources
5xn/aUS$296.2m
EGY VAALCO Energy
5x1.7%US$447.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EGY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5x) compared to the peer average (10.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EGY's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AXAS Abraxas Petroleum
0.09xn/aUS$10.27m
BYRO.F Byron Energy
0.03x-10.3%US$312.17k
USOP.Y U.S. Oil and Gas
n/an/aUS$6.00
No more companies available in this PE range
EGY 5.0xIndustry Avg. 10.9xNo. of Companies16PE0612182430+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EGY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (10.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EGY's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

EGY PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio5x
Fair PE Ratio8.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EGY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst EGY forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$4.31
US$9.17
+112.7%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$5.12
US$9.17
+79.0%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$5.24
US$9.17
+74.9%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$5.90
US$9.17
+55.4%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$6.51
US$9.17
+40.8%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$6.90
US$9.17
+32.9%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$6.23
US$9.17
+47.1%
9.3%US$10.00US$8.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$6.38
US$8.92
+39.8%
13.4%US$10.00US$7.25n/a3
May ’25US$6.15
US$8.75
+42.3%
13.0%US$10.00US$7.25n/a3
Apr ’25US$7.21
US$8.75
+21.4%
13.0%US$10.00US$7.25n/a3
Mar ’25US$4.44
US$8.75
+97.1%
13.0%US$10.00US$7.25n/a3
Feb ’25US$4.25
US$8.60
+102.4%
6.6%US$9.00US$7.80n/a3
Jan ’25US$4.49
US$8.60
+91.5%
6.6%US$9.00US$7.80n/a3
Dec ’24US$4.66
US$8.60
+84.5%
6.6%US$9.00US$7.80US$5.123
Nov ’24US$4.41
US$8.40
+90.5%
7.1%US$9.00US$7.80US$5.242
Oct ’24US$4.39
US$8.40
+91.3%
7.1%US$9.00US$7.80US$5.902
Sep ’24US$4.39
US$8.40
+91.3%
7.1%US$9.00US$7.80US$6.512
Aug ’24US$4.48
US$8.40
+87.5%
7.1%US$9.00US$7.80US$6.902
Jul ’24US$3.76
US$9.25
+146.0%
2.7%US$9.50US$9.00US$6.232
Jun ’24US$3.93
US$9.25
+135.4%
2.7%US$9.50US$9.00US$6.382
May ’24US$4.25
US$9.25
+117.6%
2.7%US$9.50US$9.00US$6.152
Feb ’24US$4.60
US$10.00
+117.4%
5.0%US$10.50US$9.50US$4.252
Jan ’24US$4.56
US$10.00
+119.3%
5.0%US$10.50US$9.50US$4.492
Dec ’23US$5.21
US$10.00
+91.9%
5.0%US$10.50US$9.50US$4.662

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 09:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephane Guy FoucaudAuctus Advisors LLP
Glenn WilliamsB. Riley Wealth
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