Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Covington, United States |
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:06 p.m. UTC
The immediate catalyst is undeniable: the stock has surged nearly 75% year-to-date, driven by a strategic merger agreement and a shift into defensive index status, creating a high-conviction momentum play for the near term. However, this rally is built on a fragile foundation; the company is trading at a massive 44x trailing earnings multiple despite reporting only 179% quarterly earnings growth, suggesting the market is pricing in perfection rather than current reality. While the forward P/E of roughly 19.5x offers some relief compared to the trailing figure, the lack of a dividend and the absence of multi-year price history prevent a 'buy and hold' recommendation. The balance sheet remains healthy with strong cash generation, but investors should view this primarily as a tactical trade on the merger and index inclusion thesis rather than a long-term compounder. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 83.17 |
| Revenue per Share | 47.56 |
| Market Cap | 1,562,253,952 |
| Trailing P/E | 44.17 |
| Forward P/E | 19.54 |
| Profit Margins | 25.56% |
| Website | https://hornbeckoffshore.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.65366614 |
| Address1 | 103 Northpark Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 47.35 |
| All Time Low | 0.99 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 60,000 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,609,514 |
| Average Volume | 1,523,535 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,609,514 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100,000 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 34.973 |
| City | Covington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.6 |
| Current Ratio | 1.745 |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.72 |
| Day Low | 10.23 |
| Debt To Equity | 83.17 |
| Earnings Growth | 163.206 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 179.217 |
| Ebitda | 297,140,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.39475 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 1.894 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.748 |
| Enterprise Value | 562,874,112 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Timezone Name | UTC |
| Fax | (985) 727-2006 |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.5574 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.105 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Epoch Utc | 1,784,295,000 |
| Forward Eps | 0.5425 |
| Forward P E | 19.539171 |
| Fullday Change | 0.3 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0291262 |
| Fullday Price | 10.6 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,788,220,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5078 |
| Gross Profits | 382,233,984 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0678 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94621 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 147,382,447 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-equipment-services |
| Ir Website | http://www.helixesg.com/Investor-Relations/ |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,134,086,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. provides marine transportation services to exploration and production, oilfield service, offshore construction, and military customers. It operates offshore supply vessels, multi-purpose support vessels, and a shore-based facility to provide logistics support and speciality services to the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry. Its fleet of U.S.-flagged OSVs and MPSVs support deep-well, deep-water, and ultra-deep-water activities of the offshore oil and gas industry, such as oil and gas exploration, field development, production, construction, installation, well-stimulation, and other enhanced oil recovery activities, as well as inspection, repair, and maintenance services. The company also provides vessel management services, including crewing, daily operational management, and maintenance activities for other vessel owners. It serves oilfield end-markets including oilfield services, oilfield specialty, oilfield drilling; non-oilfield end-markets including military support services, renewable energy, and other non-oilfield services such as HADR and aerospace support services. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. was formerly known as Hornbeck-Leevac Marine Services, Inc. and changed its name to Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. in May 2002. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Covington, Louisiana. |
| Long Name | Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc |
| Market Cap | 1,562,253,952 |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_93027 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 192,387,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,963,129,349 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 10.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 155,627,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.2161 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 17.67 |
| Phone | (985) 727-2000 |
| Previous Close | 10.3 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.30309096 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.0754616 |
| Profit Margins | 0.25559 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.624 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.72 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.23 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.3 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,861,889 |
| Return On Equity | 0.37597 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.235 |
| Revenue Per Share | 47.56 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 147,382,447 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.048899997 |
| Shares Short | 7,209,184 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,322,461 |
| Short Name | Helix Energy Solutions Group, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.062 |
| Short Ratio | 5.05 |
| State | LA |
| Symbol | HLX |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.25 |
| Target Median Price | 13.0 |
| Time Zone Full Name | America/New_York |
| Time Zone Short Name | EDT |
| Total Cash | 85,913,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.593 |
| Total Debt | 490,112,000 |
| Total Revenue | 752,726,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.24 |
| Trailing P E | 44.166668 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.87485 |
| Underlying Symbol | HLX |
| Uuid | ed1e0224-e789-3b7e-a91f-7b44b063d2d9 |
| Volume | 3,861,889 |
| Website | https://hornbeckoffshore.com |
| Zip | 70,433 |