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: 175.70 to 179.20
• 50-Day Range: 151.20 to 213.60
• 52-Week Range: 146.40 to 333.90
• Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 55.78
• Dividend Yield: 11.27%
• Price Target: GBX 322.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Harbour Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Harbour Energy scored higher than 79% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Harbour Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Harbour Energy has only been the subject of 1 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 55.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Harbour Energy is 55.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 55.54.

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 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Harbour Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Harbour Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Harbour Energy insiders have sold 11,632.95% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £116,809.48 in company stock and sold £13,705,198.54 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HBR stock has decreased by 30.5% and is now trading at GBX 177.40.
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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).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/21 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Today: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/21/2025

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 Stock Price Target: GBX 322.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 385
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• Potential Upside/Downside: +81.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 3.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 55.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.65
• 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: 0.38
• Cash Flow: GBX 54.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.26
• Book Value: GBX 191.54 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,794,532,997
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.23