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Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) closed the day trading at $6.57 down -0.76% from the previous closing price of $6.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.76% from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. HLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.54.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HLX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.16 and its Current Ratio is at 2.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
On September 19, 2024, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $14.Raymond James initiated its Strong Buy rating on September 19, 2024, with a $14 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 Dec 30 ’24 when Neikirk Kenneth English sold 83,991 shares for $9.17 per share. The transaction valued at 770,197 led to the insider holds 104,549 shares of the business.
Neikirk Kenneth English bought 51,379 shares of HLX for $471,140 on Dec 30 ’24. On Dec 30 ’24, another insider, Neikirk Kenneth English, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 32,612 shares for $9.17 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HLX now has a Market Capitalization of 1003133888 and an Enterprise Value of 1281364352. As of this moment, Helix’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.956 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.728.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLX is 1.60, which has changed by -0.42620087 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HLX has reached a high of $13.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.38%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HLX traded about 1.82M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HLX traded about 1465610 shares per day. A total of 151.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.45M. Insiders hold about 6.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.26% stake in the company. Shares short for HLX as of 1748563200 were 5568285 with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 1745971200 on 5550003. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5568285 and a Short% of Float of 4.71.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
