Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HLX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NYSE: HLX
Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$7.94−0.25 (−3.1%)
Gekko Brief
Sep 28 closeHelix Energy Solutions closed at $7.94 on 28 September 2026, -3.1% on the day. The price sits between the 50-day ($9.48) and 200-day ($8.98) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $6.11 to $11.13. The GekkoIndex reads 76.3, in the Buying zone. Gekko Fair Value is $16.32, so the price is 51.3% below it.
The next earnings report is due on 28 October 2026, 16 days away. Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 5 times, with an average move of 6.9% across the report. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +9.4% over the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
A typical daily move is about 4%, and a typical 20-day move about 8.7%. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 items read supportive and 1 reads as a headwind (earnings risk).
A plain summary of the figures as of the Sep 28, 2026 close.
Helix Energy Solutions price vs fair value
Close $7.94200-day averageGekko Fair Value $16.32
Helix Energy Solutions quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.56B
- P/E ratio
- 44.2
- Forward P/E
- 113.6
- EPS, TTM
- $0.24
- Revenue, TTM
- $752.7M
- Profit margin
- 25.6%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.17
- Volume
- 2.19M avg 2.72M
- 1-year return
- +18.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.7%
- 50-day average
- $9.48
- 200-day average
- $8.98
- Next earnings
- Oct 28
- Shares outstanding
- 147.4M
Helix Energy Solutions swing-trade checklist
Helix Energy Solutions scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $7.94 sits between the 50-day ($9.48) and 200-day ($8.98) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
76.3, Buying
Reading 76.3 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
51.3% below
Price is 51.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 16 days
Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+9.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Helix Energy Solutions stock chart and price history
Helix Energy Solutions closed at $7.94 on Sep 28, 2026, +18.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $6.11 to $11.13.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −21.5%
- 3 months
- −8.8%
- 6 months
- −21.4%
- 1 year
- +18.0%
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About Helix Energy Solutions
Helix Energy Solutions provides specialized offshore services to companies working in energy production at sea, with activity concentrated in regions such as Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Asia Pacific, and West Africa. Its work spans subsea infrastructure installation, well optimization, and support for offshore production facilities, along with related tasks like pipeline burial, inspection, and environmental remediation.
The company runs its business through three units. Robotics handles subsea infrastructure tasks such as laying flowlines and umbilicals, trenching, and connecting risers and manifolds. Well Intervention covers inspection, repair, and maintenance of subsea equipment along with engineering work to improve well performance. Production Facilities supports oil and gas processing operations, offers rapid response capability, and handles site clearance, plug-and-abandonment work, and subsea support more broadly. Its customers include independent oil and gas producers, pipeline transmission firms, renewable energy companies, and offshore engineering and construction businesses.
Helix was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas; it operated under the name Cal Dive International until changing its name in March 2006. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker HLX.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Oilfield services/Equipment
- Website
- hornbeckoffshore.com
Helix Energy Solutions GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Helix Energy Solutions’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 76.3, in the Buying zone, unchanged over five sessions.
76.3Buying
Unchanged over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 45 | +1.3% | +6.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 230 | +0.9% | +2.5% | ||
| Neutral | 374 | −0.6% | −1.4% | ||
| Distribution | 19 | +0.9% | −1.5% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HLX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Helix Energy Solutions stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Helix Energy Solutions trades 51.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $16.32, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Helix Energy Solutions shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$16.32
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 12, 2026
51.3% Undervalued
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Helix Energy Solutions insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Helix Energy Solutions, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HLX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Helix Energy Solutions has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $151K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds HLX.
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Helix Energy Solutions earnings: next date and track record
Helix Energy Solutions reports on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
16 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.19
- Revenue estimate
- $353.1M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.9%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.10 est $0.08 | $304.0M est $314.6M | +3.0% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | −$0.09 est −$0.09 | $287.9M est $264.4M | +3.4% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $0.16 est −$0.02 | $334.2M est $302.4M | +18.0% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $0.15 est $0.17 | $377.0M est $361.9M | +7.8% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | −$0.02 est $0.01 | $302.3M est $318.6M | −8.3% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.02 est −$0.05 | $278.1M est $276.1M | +0.9% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.13 est $0.09 | $355.1M est $312.7M | +9.0% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.19 est $0.17 | $342.4M est $312.9M | −4.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Helix Energy Solutions stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Helix Energy Solutions is $12.25, +54.3% from the last close.
$12.25consensus 12-month target, +54.3% from the last close
+6.3%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+9.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Helix Energy Solutions seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Helix Energy Solutions averaged +9.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +9.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, HLX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.7%.
Helix Energy Solutions market cap and key statistics
Helix Energy Solutions’s market cap is $1.56B, with a P/E ratio of 44.2 and revenue of $752.7M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.56B
- P/E ratio
- 44.2
- Forward P/E
- 113.6
- EPS, TTM
- $0.24
- Gekko Fair Value
- $16.32
Trading
- Volume
- 2.19M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.72M
- 52-week high
- $11.13
- 52-week low
- $6.11
- Shares outstanding
- 147.4M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $752.7M
- Profit margin
- 25.6%
- Return on equity
- 37.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +16,321.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.17
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.7%
Helix Energy Solutions peers
Helix Energy Solutions’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| FTITechnipFMC | Accumulation | 4.2% above |
| HALHalliburton | Accumulation | 28.1% below |
| NOVNOV | Accumulation | 30.8% below |
| WFRDWeatherford International | Accumulation | 45.3% below |
| AROCArchrock | Accumulation | 3.7% below |
| KGSKodiak Gas Services | Accumulation | 5.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Helix Energy Solutions stock FAQ
What is Helix Energy Solutions’s market cap?
Helix Energy Solutions’s market cap is $1.56B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $7.94, with 147.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 44.2.
What is the Helix Energy Solutions stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Helix Energy Solutions is $12.25, +54.3% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Helix Energy Solutions stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Helix Energy Solutions is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $7.94 is 51.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $16.32. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Helix Energy Solutions report earnings next?
Helix Energy Solutions is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.19 per share on revenue of $353.1M. Helix Energy Solutions beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.9% on average across the report.
What is Helix Energy Solutions’s 52-week high and low?
Helix Energy Solutions’s 52-week high is $11.13 and its 52-week low is $6.11; it closed at $7.94 on Sep 28, 2026, +18.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $13.05 on Jul 17, 2024.
Is Helix Energy Solutions stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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