The price-to-earnings ratio for HighPeak Energy Inc (NASDAQ: HPK) is above average at 14.69x. The 36-month beta value for HPK is also noteworthy at 0.67. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 rating it as “overweight”, 0 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for HPK is 20.91M, and at present, short sellers hold a 38.63% of that float. The average trading volume of HPK on February 12, 2026 was 772.25K shares.
HPK stock’s latest price update
The stock price of HighPeak Energy Inc (NASDAQ: HPK) has jumped by 13.12% compared to previous close of $4.65. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 6.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. defenseworld.net reported 2026-02-07 that Shares of HighPeak Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: HPK – Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of “Reduce” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating
HPK’s Market Performance
HPK’s stock has risen by 6.69% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 20.92% and a quarterly drop of -8.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.76% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.92% for HighPeak Energy Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 16.05% for HPK’s stock, with a simple moving average of -28.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPK stocks, with Roth Capital repeating the rating for HPK by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for HPK in the upcoming period, according to Roth Capital is $12 based on the research report published on October 14, 2025 of the previous year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPK reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for HPK stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on April 07th, 2025.
Truist gave a rating of “Sell” to HPK, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on April 24th of the previous year.
HPK Trading at 10.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HPK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.76%.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HPK starting from Hollis Michael L., who purchase 9,256 shares at the price of $22.42 back on Nov 18 ’33. After this action, Hollis Michael L. now owns 249,887 shares of HighPeak Energy Inc, valued at $207,520 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HPK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27% for the present operating margin
- 0.31% for the gross margin
The net margin for HighPeak Energy Inc stands at 0.06%. The total capital return value is set at 0.08%. Equity return is now at value 2.83%, with 1.41% for asset returns.
Based on HighPeak Energy Inc (HPK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 18.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is $792.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.65.
Conclusion
In summary, HighPeak Energy Inc (HPK) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.