Headwater Exploration (HWX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Headwater Exploration Inc is an oil and gas exploration and development company. It is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas onshore in McCully Field, New Brunswick and Marten Hills, Alberta. The firm generates substantial revenue from the sale of commodities which include crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$13.02 to C$13.41
• 50-Day Range: C$11.47 to C$13.58
• 52-Week Range: C$6.58 to C$13.82
• Volume: 380,755 shs
• Average Volume: 813,396 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$3.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.04
• Dividend Yield: 3.39%
• Price Target: C$12.36
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Headwater Exploration Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Headwater Exploration scored higher than 66% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Headwater Exploration has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Headwater Exploration has a consensus price target of C$12.36, representing about 7.0% downside from its current price of C$13.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Headwater Exploration has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Headwater Exploration is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Headwater Exploration is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Headwater Exploration has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Headwater Exploration has a P/B Ratio of 3.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 HWX.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Headwater Exploration is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Headwater Exploration does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Headwater Exploration is 57.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Headwater Exploration has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Headwater Exploration this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Headwater Exploration insiders have sold 1,190.70% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$103,200.00 in company stock and sold C$1,332,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.08% of the stock of Headwater Exploration is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.42% of the stock of Headwater Exploration is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:HWX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.headwaterexp.com
• Phone: 587 391 3682
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 35
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Headwater Exploration: C$12.36
• High Price Target: C$15.00
• Low Price Target: C$9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.11
• P/E Growth: 0.83
• Net Income: C$184.15 million
• Net Margins: 27.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 24.24%
• Return on Assets: 17.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$717.83 million
• Price / Sales: 4.40
• Cash Flow: C$1.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.06
• Book Value: C$3.43 per share
• Price / Book: 3.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 237,763,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$3.16 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61