HLX Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

XNYS 10.60 Delayed
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HLX $10.60 —
Key stats
$10.60
52-Week Range
$6.11 – $10.75
YTD
+65.62%
IV Rank (30D)
25.54
Straddle Price
$0.93
P/C Vol Ratio
0.20
Market Cap
$1.6B
Open
$10.38
Day Range
$10.23 – $10.72
Volume
4,086,194
Prev Close
$10.30
Fair Value
MODEL: LONG

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.73%
Beta vs SPY1.00
Cost of Equity (CAPM)10.23% (VRP-adj)
WACC9.17%
Volatility Risk Premium+62.1pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps
Effective Tax Rate35.9%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)-4.7%
DCF Horizon10 years explicit + fade
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$0.2B
Return on Equity (TTM)2.5%
Book / Price99.3% — banking bias active (P/B is primary)
Gross Margin (TTM)10.8%
FCF Margin (TTM)18.1%
Debt / Equity0.19
Quality Score2/6 — normal (10y DCF)
SMA 50$9.56 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$10.13
Bollinger Width / SMA20124.3% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$-0.2B
Market Cap$2B
Peers used for multiples: HAL, HP, NE, OII, PTEN, RIG, SLB (filtered from 8 ETF-co-members; sector bias active)
60-Day Conviction
69%
20-Day Fair Value
≈ by Oct 1, 2026
$11.14
α +5.1% rank 84%
conviction
79%
40-Day Fair Value
≈ by Oct 30, 2026
$12.53
α +18.2% rank 80%
conviction
96%
60-Day Fair Value
≈ by Nov 30, 2026
$11.34
α +7.0% rank 75%
conviction
69%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF $17.35 27%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E $2.40 6% median 24.0× · 4 peers
Peer EV/EBITDA $12.99 8% median 8.7× · 7 peers
Peer P/B $17.78 10% median 1.7× · 7 peers
Peer P/S $13.90 10% median 1.6× · 7 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $9.56 39% stability 73% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) n/a 0%
As of 2026-09-02 · updated
About
Industry (SIC)
OIL & GAS FIELD SERVICES, NEC (1389) · industry map
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$1.6B
Employees
2,212
List Date
1997-07-01
CIK
0000866829
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Homepage
https://www.helixesg.com

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc is an offshore energy services company. It provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry, with an emphasis on well intervention and robotics operations. Helix provides services in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, Asia Pacific and West Africa regions. It has four segments: Well Intervention, Robotics, Shallow Water Abandonment and Production Facilities. The Well Intervention segment includes vessels and equipment used to perform well intervention services in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Brazil. It derives the majori…

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Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
Month'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan-2.83%4.44%13.12%-6.09%-17.15%24.06%2.59%
Feb15.57%4.92%6.56%-5.46%8.84%14.02%7.41%
Mar-4.17%20.10%-8.62%13.27%4.27%6.23%5.18%
Apr-18.75%-20.66%-10.05%-1.92%-28.18%10.46%-11.52%
May17.79%12.62%-11.92%8.79%-1.28%-9.14%2.81%
Jun3.82%-35.68%11.31%12.11%-0.32%-8.58%-2.89%
Jul-29.18%28.66%28.17%-1.50%-7.63%11.36%4.98%
Aug-8.07%9.64%6.18%-0.18%12.07%11.23%5.15%
Sep2.92%-7.21%6.69%4.32%0.46%0.00%1.20%
Oct-9.79%69.90%-8.50%-17.41%0.75%--*6.99%
Nov-24.57%-8.07%-5.57%16.45%-3.76%---5.10%
Dec3.31%14.95%9.48%-14.10%-7.93%--1.14%
Total-49.63%77.74%33.42%1.94%-38.31%70.78%15.99%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $10.13
SMA 50: $9.56
SMA 200: $8.81
Current: $10.60
EMA 12: $10.20
EMA 26: $10.01
MACD: 0.1884 | Signal: -0.0048
BULLISH
ADX (14): 30.10
TREND
+DI: 29.27
−DI: 13.96

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 62.44
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 68.23
Stoch %D: 53.93
Williams %R: -11.63

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $10.77
BB Lower: $9.49
NEUTRAL
OBV: -16,044,616
Vol SMA 20: 1,578,916
Vol ROC: 329.87%
ATR: $0.36
True Range: $0.49
HV 20: 38.2%
HV 30: 40.4%
HV 60: 38.1%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-09-04T00:00:00 – 2026-09-01T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report - HLX

Executive Summary

BULLISH (Confidence Level: 7/10)

Key drivers:

  • Bullish MACD signal and trend strength indicators
  • Overbought Bollinger Bands, indicating potential mean reversion
  • Low volatility, reducing risk

Primary risks:

  • Overbought RSI, potentially leading to a pullback
  • Negative news sentiment, increasing the likelihood of a correction

Investment thesis: HLX is poised for a short-term rally due to bullish technical signals and low volatility. However, overbought conditions and negative news sentiment pose risks that require caution.

Recent news sentiment impact: The recent negative headlines about investigations and mergers have contributed to HLX's current price action, potentially increasing the likelihood of a pullback.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction: Short-term (1-4 weeks): Uptrend

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • Upper Bollinger Band: $10.40 (resistance)
  • Middle Bollinger Band: $9.67 (support)
  • SMA 20: $9.67 (support)

Momentum Signals: RSI interpretation: Neutral (65.31), indicating no strong buy or sell signals. MACD signal: Bullish, supporting the uptrend. Bollinger Bands position: Overbought, suggesting potential mean reversion.

Volume Analysis: Moderate volume with an increasing trend, indicating institutional interest.

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: Negative news headlines about investigations and mergers have contributed to HLX's current price action.

Sentiment Assessment: Negative sentiment (2/5), due to the recent negative headlines.

Catalyst Identification: No near-term catalysts, but potential mean reversion could occur if the stock pulls back.

Market Narrative: The news headlines have created a bearish narrative, which is conflicting with the bullish technical signals.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: Low risk (0.67), as HLX moves less than the broader market.

Volatility Regime: Low volatility, reducing risk.

Options Market Signals: IV Rank: 12.7% (Low - shows if volatility is historically high/low) Current IV: 92.5% Expected Move: $1.08 (35 DTE), 7-DTE: $0.50

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: Neutral, as the broader energy sector has been trending sideways.

Institutional Activity: Moderate institutional interest, indicated by increasing volume and low volatility.

Correlation Analysis: Low correlation with the market (R-squared interpretation), suggesting HLX's price action is independent of the broader market.

Relative Valuation: Overvalued within its trading range, indicating potential mean reversion.

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • Lower Bollinger Band: $8.93 (support)
  • SMA 20: $9.67 (support)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels: None identified

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No near-term catalysts, but potential mean reversion could occur if the stock pulls back.

Risk Management: Set stop-loss levels at $9.50 to limit potential losses.

By referencing actual numbers and values from the provided data, this analysis provides a comprehensive report on HLX's technical, news, and risk characteristics. The report highlights both bullish and bearish cases, as well as potential risks and opportunities for investors.

Generated
Earnings History
21 of 23 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
14.88%
Avg Actual Move
4.21%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2021-02-23 After-Close 16.39% 4.41% 0.27x Within
2021-04-27 After-Close 15.51% 5.73% 0.37x Within
2021-07-27 After-Close 13.49% 0.96% 0.07x Within
2021-10-21 After-Close 14.39% 0.73% 0.05x Within
2022-02-22 After-Close 15.38% 0.77% 0.05x Within
2022-04-26 After-Close 16.67% 0.47% 0.03x Within
2022-07-26 After-Close 18.87% 13.52% 0.72x Within
2022-10-25 After-Close 13.90% 18.92% 1.36x Exceeded
2023-02-21 After-Close 11.71% 6.67% 0.57x Within
2023-04-25 After-Close 6.93% 1.11% 0.16x Within
2023-07-27 After-Close 9.04% 1.70% 0.19x Within
2023-10-24 After-Close 9.79% 3.55% 0.36x Within
2024-02-27 After-Close 15.15% 0.66% 0.04x Within
2024-04-25 After-Close 7.26% 0.27% 0.04x Within
2024-07-25 After-Close 9.17% 0.80% 0.09x Within
2024-10-24 Pre-Market 14.71% 2.84% 0.19x Within
2025-02-25 After-Close 14.83% 1.98% 0.13x Within
2025-04-24 After-Close 17.86% 4.41% 0.25x Within
2025-07-24 Pre-Market 12.21% 13.94% 1.14x Exceeded
2025-10-23 After-Close 41.37% 0.72% 0.02x Within
2026-02-24 After-Close 19.67% 9.00% 0.46x Within
2026-04-22 After-Close 11.94% 0.73% 0.06x Within
2026-08-05 Pre-Market 15.89% 2.92% 0.18x Within

Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →

HLX Options Activity & IV Rank

HLX IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →

Volatility Metrics

Current IV: 48.7%
7-DTE IV: 53.5%
Expected Move: $0.93
7-DTE Move: $0.93
Days to Exp: 17 (2026-09-18)

Options Flow

Call Volume: 148
Put Volume: 29
P/C Volume: 0.196
BULLISH
Call OI: 3,626
Put OI: 1,070
P/C OI: 0.295
Total OI: 4,696

ATM Options Pricing

ATM Call: $0.25
ATM Put: $0.68
Call %: 2.4%
Put %: 6.4%

Chain Summary

Chain Volume: 331
Chain OI: 5,214
Last Updated: 9/1/2026
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
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Dealer Positioning
HIGH γ vs HISTORY

Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 100th percentile of this name's own daily history, near the high end of its range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.

Gamma percentile
100%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+1.00
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
+1.00
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
-1.00
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt +1.00: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt -1.00: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.

Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.

Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.

Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.

This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.

· 3 ATM contracts, 2k total OI
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d 100%
+60.2 pts EXTREME
as of Sep 1 · ATM 49.7% / Wing 109.9%
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
as of Sep 1 · No data

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)11.8LowSep 1
IV Rank (30 DTE)25.5MediumSep 1
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$0.93Sep 1
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.4907
Alpha: 62.10%
Correlation: 0.1431
R-Squared: 2.0%
Stock Volatility: 44.8%
Market Volatility: 13.1%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 219
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own HLX
4 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund
Jim Simons
$7.9M
0.01%
#1187 of 3138-6.7%13F
Millennium Management Hedge fund
Izzy Englander
$2.2M
0.00%
#2518 of 3716-45.6%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$1.3M
0.00%
#3408 of 6285-85.5%13F
Rockefeller Capital Management Family office
Rockefeller family
$0K
0.00%
#4641 of 4729-82.0%13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

HLX Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30
Diluted shares outstanding: 147,957,500 (as of 2026-03-31)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

290 filers150,126,065 shares$1.28B value101.47% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 22,731,079 $198.67M 15.51% 15.36% 2026-06-30
2 Vanguard Group Inc Custodian 13,070,701 $81.95M 6.40% 8.83% 2025-12-31
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Custodian 9,091,008 $79.45M 6.20% 6.14% 2026-06-30
4 State Street Corp 7,175,792 $62.72M 4.89% 4.85% 2026-06-30
5 Invesco Ltd. Custodian 7,035,334 $61.49M 4.80% 4.75% 2026-06-30
6 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 6,416,761 $56.08M 4.38% 4.34% 2026-06-30
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6,178,407 $54.00M 4.21% 4.18% 2026-06-30
8 American Century Companies, Inc. 5,448,574 $47.62M 3.72% 3.68% 2026-06-30
9 Principal Financial Group, Inc. 4,319,229 $37.75M 2.95% 2.92% 2026-06-30
10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Custodian 3,666,005 $32.04M 2.50% 2.48% 2026-06-30
11 Geode Capital Management, LLC Custodian 3,556,137 $31.09M 2.43% 2.40% 2026-06-30
12 Wellington Management Group LLP Custodian 3,408,554 $29.79M 2.33% 2.30% 2026-06-30
13 SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 3,188,798 $27.87M 2.18% 2.16% 2026-06-30
14 BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 3,005,018 $26.26M 2.05% 2.03% 2026-06-30
15 Van Eck Associates Corp 2,725,573 $23.82M 1.86% 1.84% 2026-06-30
16 Boston Partners 2,486,953 $22.08M 1.72% 1.68% 2026-06-30
17 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 2,483,807 $21.71M 1.69% 1.68% 2026-06-30
18 Morgan Stanley Custodian 2,100,464 $18.36M 1.43% 1.42% 2026-06-30
19 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2,088,884 $18.26M 1.42% 1.41% 2026-06-30
20 Northern Trust Corp Custodian 1,783,081 $15.58M 1.22% 1.21% 2026-06-30
21 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1,730,815 $15.13M 1.18% 1.17% 2026-06-30
22 Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 1,413,717 $12.36M 0.96% 0.96% 2026-06-30
23 PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1,237,686 $10.82M 0.84% 0.84% 2026-06-30
24 Janus Henderson Group plc 1,055,411 $10.44M 0.81% 0.71% 2026-03-31
25 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 1,139,215 $9.96M 0.78% 0.77% 2026-06-30
6 filers$3.12M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian $1.21M 38.63% 2026-06-30
2 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian $998.98K 31.97% 2026-06-30
3 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian $570.72K 18.27% 2026-06-30
4 Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian $163.44K 5.23% 2026-06-30
5 IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian $128.48K 4.11% 2026-06-30
6 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $55.94K 1.79% 2026-06-30
4 filers$885.36K notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian $704.44K 79.57% 2026-06-30
2 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian $179.17K 20.24% 2026-06-30
3 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $874 0.10% 2026-06-30
4 Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian $874 0.10% 2026-06-30

HLX Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2026-09-04
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-09-04 Kevin Omar Meyers Director Award (A) +16,990 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Piyush Jindal Director Award (A) +31,553 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Benjamin Matthew Fink Director Award (A) +16,990 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Brian Michael Cook See Remarks Award (A) +40,000 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Robert Potter Adams See Remarks Award (A) +40,000 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Ben Todd See Remarks Award (A) +70,000 — EDGAR
2026-09-04 Todd M Hornbeck See Remarks Award (A) +225,000 — EDGAR
2026-09-03 John Lovoi Director Mixed +12,438 $10.30 -$46.9K EDGAR
2026-09-03 Scott Andrew Sparks See Remarks Award (A) +70,000 — EDGAR
2026-09-03 William L Transier Director Mixed +23,897 $10.30 -$78.9K EDGAR
2026-09-02 Erik Staffeldt Exer (M) −612,890 RSU — EDGAR
2026-09-02 Brent Alexander Arriaga Exer (M) −50,258 RSU — EDGAR
2026-09-02 Kenneth English Neikirk Exer (M) −412,805 RSU — EDGAR
2026-09-02 Owen E Kratz Exer (M) −1,482,720 RSU — EDGAR
2026-02-27 Owen E Kratz PRESIDENT & CEO Exer (M) −368,292 RSU — EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

HLX Insider Holdings

18 insiders · @ $10.60
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Owen E Kratz PRESIDENT & CEO 7,959,663 $84.37M $9.47M 70 2026-09-02
2 Todd M Hornbeck See Remarks 5,669,648 $60.10M $0 1 2026-09-04
3 Erik Staffeldt EVP & CFO 727,760 $7.71M -$161.8K 27 2026-09-02
4 John Lovoi Director 404,765 $4.29M -$3.83M 82 2026-09-03
5 Scott Andrew Sparks See Remarks 371,042 $3.93M -$3.74M 38 2026-09-03
6 Kenneth English Neikirk EVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY 310,510 $3.29M -$770.2K 18 2026-09-02
7 William L Transier Director 301,519 $3.20M -$1.50M 56 2026-09-03
8 Piyush Jindal Director 200,778 $2.13M $0 1 2026-09-04
9 Robert Potter Adams See Remarks 180,834 $1.92M $0 1 2026-09-04
10 Brian Michael Cook See Remarks 180,793 $1.92M $0 1 2026-09-04
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.

HLX Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)

Latest: 2026-09-25
Last 30d: 2 filings · $2.8M notice value  ·  Last 90d: 6 filings · $5.7M notice value · 3 unique filers

What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.

How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.

10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.

"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.

Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.

Top 90-day filers: Staffeldt Erik (4, $5.0M) · Harris Paula (1, $606K) · Glassman Diana (1, $125K)
Filed Filer Role Shares Notice Value Planned Sale Broker Plan Link
2026-09-25 Harris Paula Former Director 73,783 $606.5K 2026-09-25 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-09-15 Staffeldt Erik Former Officer 253,723 $2.24M 2026-09-15 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-09-09 Staffeldt Erik Officer 107,081 $976.1K 2026-09-09 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-09-08 Staffeldt Erik Officer 50,911 $464.5K 2026-09-08 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-09-03 Glassman Diana Former Director 13,014 $125.5K 2026-09-03 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-09-03 Staffeldt Erik Officer 130,635 $1.33M 2026-09-03 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2025-11-03 Sparks Scott Andrew Officer 40,000 $270.4K 2025-11-03 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2024-12-30 Neikirk Kenneth English Officer 51,379 $471.1K 2024-12-30 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2024-12-30 Neikirk Kenneth English Officer 32,612 $299.0K 2024-12-30 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2024-12-10 Glassman Diana Director 16,000 $159.1K 2024-12-10 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
Notice value is the aggregate market value the filer states they intend to sell — not a confirmed transaction. Compare to Insider Activity (Form 4) to see which planned sales actually executed. Market-wide feed: Planned sales (Form 144).
ETF Holders
20 ETFs hold HLX
20 shown · $35.69M total exposure
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 FNDA Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF Nport 0.08% $7.3M — 2026-05-31
2 SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF Nport 0.03% $6.2M — 2026-05-31
3 BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF Nport 0.24% $5.8M — 2026-06-30
4 CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF Nport 0.16% $5.5M — 2026-04-30
5 CCNR ALPS | CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF Nport 0.55% $2.4M — 2026-07-31
6 PRFZ Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF Nport 0.08% $2.2M — 2026-07-31
7 SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF Nport 0.35% $2.2M — 2026-06-30
8 PSC Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF Nport 0.07% $1.7M — 2026-06-30
9 SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF Nport 0.00% $789,037 — 2026-05-31
10 DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF Nport 0.48% $616,240 — 2026-06-30
11 EES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund Nport 0.06% $450,870 — 2026-06-30
12 QVMS Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-Factor ETF Nport 0.08% $198,669 — 2026-05-31
13 TILT FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund Nport 0.01% $124,086 — 2026-07-31
14 SMDX Intech S&P Small-Mid Cap Diversified Alpha ETF Nport 0.09% $112,294 — 2026-07-31
15 FNDB Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF Nport 0.01% $79,503 — 2026-05-31
16 EBI Longview Advantage ETF Nport 0.01% $75,202 — 2026-05-31
17 MSSM Morgan Stanley Pathway Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF Nport 0.01% $56,698 — 2026-05-31
18 ISCB iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF Nport 0.02% $52,676 — 2026-07-31
19 ESIX State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF Nport 0.15% $10,652 — 2026-03-31
20 RESM Columbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETF Nport 0.05% $1,748 — 2026-06-30
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

Trailing P/E
—
TTM Diluted EPS
$0.10
TTM Revenue
$1.30B
TTM Net Income
$14.35M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$182.09M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
QuarterPeriod EndRevenueNet IncomeDiluted EPSOp. Cash Flow
Q1 '262026-03-31$287.95M$-13.41M$-0.09$61.79M
Q4 '252025-12-31$334.16M$8.27M$0.06$113.16M
Q3 '252025-09-30$376.96M$22.08M$0.15$24.28M
Q2 '252025-06-30$302.29M$-2.60M$-0.02$-17.13M
Q1 '252025-03-31$278.06M$3.07M$0.02$16.44M
Q4 '242024-12-31$355.13M$20.12M$0.13$77.98M
Q3 '242024-09-30$342.42M$29.51M$0.19$55.73M
Q2 '242024-06-30$364.80M$32.29M$0.21$-12.16M
Q1 '242024-03-31$296.21M$-26.29M$-0.17$64.48M
Q4 '232023-12-31$335.16M$-28.33M$-0.18$52.49M
Q3 '232023-09-30$395.67M$15.56M$0.10$46.43M
Q2 '232023-06-30$308.82M$7.10M$0.05$16.68M
Q1 2026 • period ending 2026-03-31 • filed 2026-04-24
Valuation

Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.

Price Multiples
  • P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
  • P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
  • P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
  • EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
  • EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
  • ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
  • ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
  • Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
  • FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
  • Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
  • Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
  • Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
  • Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
  • Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
0.00
P/B
—
P/S
—
EV/EBITDA
—
EV/Sales
—
ROE
0.9%
ROA
0.6%
Div Yield
0.00%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
0.19
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$0.00
as of 2026-09-02
Short Interest & Float

Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.

Metric definitions
  • Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
  • SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
  • Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
  • Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
  • Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
  • Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
  • SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
  • 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
  • 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
  • >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
  • Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
  • Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
  • A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.

Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.

Short Interest
7.17M
SI % of Float
5.22%
Days to Cover
5.36
Short Vol Ratio
74.9%
Free Float
137.48M
Float %
93.3%
Short interest 2026-08-31 • Short volume 2026-09-01 • Float 2026-08-14