HighPeak Energy, Inc. (HPK)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Fort Worth, United States | NasdaqGM
5.35 USD
-0.31
(-5.398%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.36 +0.01 (0.226%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:11 a.m. EDT
HPK is a high-risk value trap exhibiting clear bearish sentiment via derivative markets and deteriorating balance sheet metrics (negative FCF, negative forward PE, rising debt-to-equity). While the stock trades below book value, the fundamentals of negative operating margins and a slashed 2026 drilling budget signal a deteriorating asset quality, making it attractive only for deep-value contrarians with a multi-year horizon, but unsuitable for momentum traders facing an elevated probability of further price compression. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.275639 |
| MSTL | 0.292539 |
| AutoTheta | 0.304086 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.343342 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 10.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.256 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.20 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-11-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-11-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 74.866 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.892 |
| Market Cap | 675,384,064 |
| Trailing P/E | 41.12 |
| Forward P/E | -16.70 |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| Profit Margins | 2.20% |
| Website | https://www.highpeakenergy.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:11 a.m. EDT: Put volume and Open Interest heavily skewed toward OTM strikes (May '26 $5.0 strike has 15.7k OI, Aug '26 $5.0 strike has 187 OI), while Call OI remains concentrated at lower strikes ($5.0-$7.5) with significantly lower volume relative to puts. This indicates a strong 'pin the price down' strategy by speculators, likely hedging against continued debt sales or dividend cut pressures. The ATM IV for puts is slightly depressed compared to the ~1.0-1.4 range for OTM puts, suggesting the market prices in a decline or flat trade rather than a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.58% | 1.49% | 1.12% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | 0.040 | 0.581395 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.040 | 0.512610 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.040 | 0.399704 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.040 | 0.339584 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.040 | 0.269625 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.040 | 0.267510 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.040 | 0.274653 |
| 2024-02-29 | 0.040 | 0.247766 |
| 2023-10-31 | 0.025 | 0.145238 |
| 2023-08-07 | 0.025 | 0.181914 |
| 2023-04-28 | 0.025 | 0.130585 |
| 2023-01-31 | 0.025 | 0.092406 |
| 2022-10-31 | 0.025 | 0.110891 |
| 2022-07-29 | 0.025 | 0.105324 |
| 2022-04-29 | 0.025 | 0.094892 |
| 2022-01-31 | 0.025 | 0.145957 |
| 2021-10-14 | 0.025 | 0.206626 |
| 2021-07-14 | 0.100 | 0.961382 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.41199118 |
| Address1 | 421 West 3rd Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1000 |
| All Time High | 38.21 |
| All Time Low | 3.85 |
| Ask | 5.39 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 962,650 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,082,369 |
| Average Volume | 1,082,369 |
| Average Volume10Days | 962,650 |
| Beta | 0.605 |
| Bid | 5.3 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 12.723 |
| City | Fort Worth |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.345 |
| Current Ratio | 1.129 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 5.395 |
| Day Low | 5.08 |
| Debt To Equity | 74.866 |
| Display Name | HighPeak Energy |
| Dividend Date | 1,766,448,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.16 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.74 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,327,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,327,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,529,600 |
| Ebitda | 576,721,024 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.66800004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.96 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.977 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,707,103,104 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.295 |
| Eps Forward | -0.32 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,764,547,200 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.8743 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5293002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.090104386 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -41.19912 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.655 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5545834 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.4949999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38831165 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.85 - 12.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,527,600,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,258,478 |
| Forward Eps | -0.32 |
| Forward P E | -16.703125 |
| Free Cashflow | -66,328,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 50 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.71609 |
| Gross Profits | 618,241,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.82628 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.21156 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 126,358,104 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,764,547,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.04 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | HighPeak Energy, Inc. operates as an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was formerly known as HPK Energy, LP and changed its name to HighPeak Energy, Inc. in August 2020. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. |
| Long Name | HighPeak Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 675,384,064 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_645795910 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 16,869,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 675,384,065 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 5.35 |
| Operating Cashflow | 511,596,992 |
| Operating Margins | -0.07592 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.2308 |
| Phone | 817 850 9200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.01210022 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.22638391 |
| Post Market Price | 5.3571 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,416 |
| Previous Close | 5.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -18.118645 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.4201053 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7822749 |
| Profit Margins | 0.021960001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.937 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.305 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.39824 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.395 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.08 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.08 - 5.395 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.35 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.345 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,355,275 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030369999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01186 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.233 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.892 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 126,358,104 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0673 |
| Shares Short | 8,508,464 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,651,361 |
| Short Name | HighPeak Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.335 |
| Short Ratio | 6.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | HPK |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.75 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.875 |
| Target Median Price | 7.875 |
| Total Cash | 162,075,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.283 |
| Total Debt | 1,193,794,048 |
| Total Revenue | 863,358,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.16 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.028318582 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.13 |
| Trailing P E | 41.115383 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.4843 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.1393003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17570136 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,355,275 |
| Website | https://www.highpeakenergy.com |
| Zip | 76,102 |