HLX — Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc

Founder-Led

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates HLX Bullish with a Setup Score of 33, net conviction 46, actionability 24. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score33
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction46
Actionability24 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an offshore energy services company, provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry in Brazil, the United States, North Sea, the Asia Pacific, West Africa, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Well Intervention, Robotics, Shallow Water Abandonment, and Production Facilities. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$10.00
Market Cap$1.55B
Float137.3M
Shares Outstanding147.4M
P/E (Forward)119.05
P/E (TTM)43.58
Price/Sales (TTM)1.14
vs. Analyst Target+25.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin2.94%
Operating Margin (TTM)11.53%
Revenue (TTM)$1.35B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-56.90%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$12.50 (6 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $734M $22.2M $79.9M $164M
2021 $675M -$61.7M $15.4M $94.4M
2022 $873M -$87.8M $50.6M $87.7M
2023 $1.29B -$10.8M $200M $193M
2024 $1.36B $55.6M $220M $253M
2025 $1.29B $30.8M $159M $253M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $377M $22.1M
Dec 2025 $334M $8.3M
Mar 2026 $288M -$13.4M
Jun 2026 $304M $22.7M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership6.8%
Institutional Ownership94.6%
Short Float5.4%
% of All Funds Holding3.24%
Number of Funds Holding285

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$9.60Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$8.84Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$7.79Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$8.69Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$8.79Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$7.86Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$8.95Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$7.70 support 1.41x 5 months ago
$11.00 resistance 1.39x 21 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (116 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.44% 0.12% 53.45% 14.18% -8.77%
1 Day -0.26% 0.00% 49.14% 18.92% -13.89%
1 Week 0.53% -0.89% 43.10% 42.46% -15.79%
2 Weeks 0.23% -1.18% 43.97% 52.28% -63.30%
1 Month 2.30% 0.11% 50.43% 98.25% -74.60%

Next earnings: July 22, 2026

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-2.8%34.5%29
Feb1.8%55.2%29
Mar6.6%55.2%29
Apr9.1%62.1%29
May0.0%48.3%29
Jun1.6%55.2%29
Jul0.5%48.3%29
Aug-1.5%34.5%29
Sep0.9%55.2%29
Oct3.2%48.3%29
Nov0.1%44.8%29
Dec1.2%51.7%29

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.03% 48.7% 1378
Tuesday 0.22% 50.1% 1505
Wednesday 0.13% 49.3% 1506
Thursday -0.06% 48.9% 1475
Friday 0.14% 50.7% 1467

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 94.6%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 6.8%

Founder-led management: Owen Kratz (President, CEO & Director)

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings1
Net Value-$275,160
Net Shares Change-40,000
% of Float-0.0%
C-Suite Filings1
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Sparks Scott Andrew EVP & COO -$275,160 1 1 sell

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2025-11-04 Sparks Scott Andrew EVP & COO -$275,160 Transaction at $6.88, now +45.4%

View full insider transaction history on Trend Edge →

AI Consult Analysis

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