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After finishing at $8.97 in the prior trading day, HighPeak Energy Inc (NASDAQ: HPK) closed at $8.62, down -3.90%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. HPK stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.465.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HPK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on April 07, 2025, initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $10.
On May 23, 2024, Truist Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $10 to $13.
On April 24, 2023, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $10.Truist initiated its Sell rating on April 24, 2023, with a $10 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 08 ’24 when HIGHTOWER JACK bought 17,262 shares for $14.03 per share. The transaction valued at 242,186 led to the insider holds 4,976,517 shares of the business.
HIGHTOWER JACK bought 100,000 shares of HPK for $1,554,000 on Sep 20 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 4,959,255 shares after completing the transaction at $15.54 per share. On Sep 03 ’24, another insider, HIGHTOWER JACK, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 36,078 shares for $15.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 550,114 and bolstered with 4,859,255 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HPK now has a Market Capitalization of 1086697472 and an Enterprise Value of 2059328256. As of this moment, HighPeak’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.982 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.558.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HPK is 1.29, which has changed by -0.37581462 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HPK has reached a high of $16.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 362.95K shares per day over the past 3-months and 503870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 126.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.46M. Insiders hold about 80.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 20.60% stake in the company. Shares short for HPK as of 1752537600 were 4543993 with a Short Ratio of 12.52, compared to 1749772800 on 5221113. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4543993 and a Short% of Float of 18.100001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HPK’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.16, compared to 0.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017837234
