The stock of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX) has seen a -3.91% decrease in the past week, with a -7.27% drop in the past month, and a 12.55% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.48% for HLX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.14% for HLX stock, with a simple moving average of 5.63% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.50. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HLX is 142.70M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.56% of that float. On May 02, 2024, the average trading volume of HLX was 1.73M shares.
HLX) stock’s latest price update
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.49 in relation to its previous close of 10.74. However, the company has experienced a -3.91% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-25 that Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX ) Q1 2024 Results Conference Call April 25, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Owen Kratz – CEO Scotty Sparks – COO Erik Staffeldt – CFO Brent Arriaga – CAO Ken Neikirk – General Counsel Conference Call Participants James Schumm – TD Cowen Don Crist – Johnson Rice Sean Mitchell – Daniel Energy Partners Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Eric and I will be your conference operator today.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLX stocks, with BTIG Research repeating the rating for HLX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HLX in the upcoming period, according to BTIG Research is $10 based on the research report published on October 26, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HLX reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $6. The rating they have provided for HLX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 27th, 2022.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to HLX, setting the target price at $5.60 in the report published on February 01st of the previous year.
HLX Trading at 0.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HLX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.89%, as shares sank -9.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.51% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLX fell by -3.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.21. In addition, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc saw 2.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HLX starting from Glassman Diana, who sale 6,800 shares at the price of $11.41 back on Sep 28 ’23. After this action, Glassman Diana now owns 27,990 shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, valued at $77,588 using the latest closing price.
Sparks Scott Andrew, the EVP and COO of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $9.53 during a trade that took place back on Aug 18 ’23, which means that Sparks Scott Andrew is holding 163,948 shares at $95,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HLX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -2.15, with -1.28 for asset returns.
Based on Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.58. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 270.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
