Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Helix Energy Solutions Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" HLX shares.
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3 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Helix Energy Solutions Group's shares. Their HLX share price forecasts range from $13.00 to $17.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $14.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.3% from the stock's current price.
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Helix Energy Solutions Group's stock was trading at $7.38 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HLX shares have increased by 51.4% and is now trading at $11.17.
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Helix Energy Solutions Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,980,000 shares, an increase of 7.2% from the August 31st total of 8,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,830,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.9 days. Currently, 6.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 23rd 2023.
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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The oil and gas company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.07. The oil and gas company had revenue of $308.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $274.84 million. Helix Energy Solutions Group had a negative net margin of 1.26% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.75%.

ETFs with the largest weight of Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ), Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE), Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO), SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), Clough Select Equity ETF (CBSE), Clough Long/Short Equity ETF (CBLS), Invesco Dorsey Wright Energy Momentum ETF (PXI) and VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH).

Helix Energy Solutions Group declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, February 20th 2023, which allows the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 16.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Helix Energy Solutions Group issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.18 billion-$1.25 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.16 billion.

18 employees have rated Helix Energy Solutions Group Chief Executive Officer Owen E. Kratz on Glassdoor.com. Owen E. Kratz has an approval rating of 37% among the company's employees. This puts Owen E. Kratz in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Helix Energy Solutions Group investors own include Athersys (ATHX), Energy Transfer (ET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Ford Motor (F), WPX Energy (WPX), General Electric (GE), Marathon Oil (MRO), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), Transocean (RIG) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Helix Energy Solutions Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HLX."

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One share of HLX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.17.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion and generates $1.12 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas company earns $-87,780,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.08) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,280 workers across the globe.

Helix Energy Solutions Group's mailing address is 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX, 77043. The official website for the company is www.helixesg.com. The oil and gas company can be reached via phone at (281) 618-0400, via email at investorrelations@helixesg.com, or via fax at 281-618-0500.