Financial Fitness Check: Examining Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX)’s Key Ratios

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In the latest session, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) closed at $10.36 up 0.29% from its previous closing price of $10.33. In other words, the price has increased by $0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded. HLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.32.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.00 and its Current Ratio is at 2.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.

On July 27, 2022, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $6 to $8.

Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on February 01, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $4.50 to $5.60.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 20 ’24 when Glassman Diana sold 2,864 shares for $10.49 per share. The transaction valued at 30,058 led to the insider holds 42,133 shares of the business.

KRATZ OWEN E sold 1,050 shares of HLX for $12,075 on May 23 ’24. The PRESIDENT & CEO now owns 7,470,279 shares after completing the transaction at $11.50 per share. On May 21 ’24, another insider, KRATZ OWEN E, who serves as the PRESIDENT & CEO of the company, sold 164,796 shares for $11.77 each. As a result, the insider received 1,940,423 and left with 7,478,850 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, HLX now has a Market Capitalization of 1575268992 and an Enterprise Value of 1979489920. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.422 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.005.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, HLX has reached a high of $13.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.28%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, HLX has traded an average of 1.88M shares per day and 955680 over the past ten days. A total of 152.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.52M. Insiders hold about 6.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.28% stake in the company. Shares short for HLX as of 1722384000 were 5846758 with a Short Ratio of 3.10, compared to 1719532800 on 5219033. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5846758 and a Short% of Float of 5.04.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 3.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.18 and low estimates of $0.07.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.45 and $0.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.36. EPS for the following year is $0.61, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.75 and $0.39.

Revenue Estimates

For the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $313.37M. There is a high estimate of $321.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $297M.

A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HLX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.36B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.29BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.43B and the low estimate is $1.4B.

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