After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (HLX) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.09, or 1.03%, to $8.79. The Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. has recorded 17,976 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Helix Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $8.70 and fluctuated between $8.73 as its day high and $8.50 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. is $1.28B. A total of 1.72 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.86M shares.
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, HLX has seen 22 BUY and 21 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 955,840 and the disposition of 700,827 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 32 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 1,017,541 shares during that period but sold 730,347.
In the most recent transaction, Sparks Scott Andrew sold 75,000 shares of HLX for 8.44 per share on Feb 27. After the transaction, the EVP and COO now owns 193,948 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 31, Sparks Scott Andrew sold 26,000 shares at 6.93 per share. HLX shares that EVP and COO owns now total 254,870.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for HLX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $10.71 with high estimates of $12.00 and low estimates of $8.25. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HLX has a high of $9.16 and a low of $2.47.
As of this writing, HLX has an earnings estimate of $0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.04 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.03. The company reported an EPS of -$0.2 in the last quarter, which was -25.00% lower than expectations of -$0.16.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 7 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HLX is Overweight with a score of 4.40. A total of 4 analysts rated the stock as Buy while 1 rated it as Overweight while 1 rated it as Hold. Among the other participants, 1 thought the stock was Underweight and 0 thought it should be Sold.
