Harbour Energy (HBR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Harbour Energy is the largest London-listed independent oil and gas company with significant positions in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, North Africa and South East Asia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 229 to 233.80
• 50-Day Range: 192.10 to 239.20
• 52-Week Range: 146.40 to 308.90
• Volume: 3.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 72.25
• Dividend Yield: 8.70%
• Price Target: GBX 252.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Harbour Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Harbour Energy scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Harbour Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Harbour Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Harbour Energy is 72.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Harbour Energy is 72.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 74.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Harbour Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.04. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Harbour Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HBR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Harbour Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Harbour Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Harbour Energy is 628.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HBR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for HBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Harbour Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Harbour Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £17,262.76 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

64.08% of the stock of Harbour Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.87% of the stock of Harbour Energy is held by institutions.

HBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HBR shares performed this year?

Harbour Energy's stock was trading at GBX 255.40 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HBR stock has decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at GBX 229.80.

Is Harbour Energy buying back stock?

Harbour Energy's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, August 7th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $0 in shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

How do I buy shares of Harbour Energy?

Shares of HBR stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Harbour Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Harbour Energy investors own include Premier Oil (PMO), BP (BP), Intel (INTC), Meta Platforms (META), boohoo group (BOO), Centamin (CEY) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HBR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chrysaor.com
• Phone: 44 2076 605 555
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,716
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Harbour Energy: GBX 252.50
• High Price Target: GBX 285
• Low Price Target: GBX 220
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 3.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 72.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.73
• P/E Growth: 0.04
• Net Income: £71.42 million
• Net Margins: 0.86%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.50%
• Return on Assets: 3.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 76.75
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: GBX 70.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.26
• Book Value: GBX 191.54 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,794,532,997
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.12 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.23