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In the latest session, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) closed at $8.65 up 0.46% from its previous closing price of $8.61. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.59 million shares were traded. HLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.54.
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 3.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.23 and its Current Ratio is at 2.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On September 19, 2024, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $14.
BTIG Research Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 26, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $10.
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 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 1305596288 and an Enterprise Value of 1598693504. As of this moment, Helix’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.177 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.03.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HLX is 1.91, which has changed by -0.1923436 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 $7.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.27%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HLX has traded an average of 1.65M shares per day and 2645490 over the past ten days. A total of 150.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.87M. Insiders hold about 6.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.31% stake in the company. Shares short for HLX as of 1740700800 were 7412327 with a Short Ratio of 4.48, compared to 1738281600 on 7606740. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7412327 and a Short% of Float of 6.45.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
