HighPeak Energy (HPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HighPeak Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. It focuses on acquiring, developing and operating oil and gas properties, with production that includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

The company’s operations are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas, particularly in Howard and Borden counties. Its activities include drilling and completing wells and managing the infrastructure needed to produce and transport hydrocarbons.

HighPeak Energy became a publicly traded company in 2020 following a business combination with Pure Acquisition Corp. Its business is focused on developing its West Texas assets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.24 to $8.38
• 50-Day Range: $6.76 to $11.57
• 52-Week Range: $3.85 to $12.03
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 773,417 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

HighPeak Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HighPeak Energy scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 223rd out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HighPeak Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -33.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HighPeak Energy are expected to decrease by -33.33% in the coming year, from $0.15 to $0.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HighPeak Energy is -7.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HighPeak Energy is -7.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HighPeak Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.92% of the float of HighPeak Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HighPeak Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.35, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HighPeak Energy has recently decreased by 4.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

HighPeak Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

HighPeak Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, HighPeak Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 160.00% in the coming year. This indicates that HighPeak Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

HighPeak Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for HighPeak Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for HPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HighPeak Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.60% of the stock of HighPeak Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.13% of the stock of HighPeak Energy is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/09/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HPK
• CIK: 1792849
• Web: www.highpeakenergy.com
• Phone: (817) 850-9200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50
• Year Founded: 2020

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.08)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 83.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $18.96 million
• Net Margins: -13.84%
• Pretax Margin: -17.51%
• Return on Equity: 0.76%
• Return on Assets: 0.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.70
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $910.96 million
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $4.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.84
• Book Value: $11.83 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 126,453,000
• Free Float: 119,372,000
• Market Cap: $1.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.05