HighPeak Energy, Inc.

NasdaqGM:HPK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$561.4m

HighPeak Energy Valuation

Is HPK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HPK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HPK ($4.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($23.65)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HPK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HPK?

Key metric: As HPK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HPK. This is calculated by dividing HPK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HPK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.7x
EarningsUS$48.15m
Market CapUS$561.37m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HPK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HPK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.3x
REPX Riley Exploration Permian
6.8x14.68%US$584.4m
TXO TXO Partners
35.7x-27.14%US$602.1m
GFR Greenfire Resources
6.1xn/aUS$603.2m
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources
16.4x5.69%US$614.3m
HPK HighPeak Energy
11.7x-95.27%US$561.4m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HPK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (16.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HPK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SAFX XCF Global
0.4xn/aUS$42.63m
MVO MV Oil Trust
1.3xn/aUS$15.76m
AXAS Abraxas Petroleum
0.09xn/aUS$10.27m
RUBI Rubico
0.4xn/aUS$2.45m
HPK 11.7xIndustry Avg. 13.2xNo. of Companies23PE0816243240+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HPK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (13.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HPK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HPK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio3.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HPK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HPK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$4.47
US$9.25
+106.94%
29.73%US$12.00US$6.50n/a2
Dec ’26US$6.88
US$9.25
+34.45%
29.73%US$12.00US$6.50n/a2
Nov ’26US$6.65
US$9.50
+42.86%
26.32%US$12.00US$7.00n/a2
Aug ’26US$8.97
US$19.25
+114.60%
63.64%US$31.50US$7.00n/a2
Jul ’26US$9.94
US$19.25
+93.66%
63.64%US$31.50US$7.00n/a2
Jun ’26US$9.89
US$19.25
+94.64%
63.64%US$31.50US$7.00n/a2
May ’26US$8.36
US$19.25
+130.26%
63.64%US$31.50US$7.00n/a2
Apr ’26US$12.84
US$22.25
+73.29%
41.57%US$31.50US$13.00n/a2
Mar ’26US$12.92
US$23.25
+79.95%
35.48%US$31.50US$15.00n/a2
Feb ’26US$13.63
US$23.25
+70.58%
35.48%US$31.50US$15.00n/a2
Jan ’26US$14.70
US$22.75
+54.76%
38.46%US$31.50US$14.00US$4.742
Dec ’25US$15.07
US$22.75
+50.96%
38.46%US$31.50US$14.00US$6.882
Nov ’25US$12.53
US$21.75
+73.58%
44.83%US$31.50US$12.00US$6.652
Oct ’25US$14.39
US$21.75
+51.15%
44.83%US$31.50US$12.00US$7.192
Sep ’25US$16.08
US$23.50
+46.14%
30.73%US$31.50US$14.00US$7.703
Aug ’25US$15.74
US$23.50
+49.30%
30.73%US$31.50US$14.00US$8.973
Jul ’25US$14.02
US$23.17
+65.24%
33.08%US$31.50US$13.00US$9.943
Jun ’25US$15.78
US$23.17
+46.81%
33.08%US$31.50US$13.00US$9.893
May ’25US$13.78
US$22.17
+60.86%
40.62%US$31.50US$10.00US$8.363
Apr ’25US$15.80
US$22.50
+42.41%
38.02%US$31.50US$11.00US$12.843
Mar ’25US$16.75
US$22.50
+34.33%
38.02%US$31.50US$11.00US$12.923
Feb ’25US$13.16
US$23.40
+77.81%
40.76%US$34.20US$11.00US$13.633
Jan ’25US$14.24
US$23.07
+61.99%
43.24%US$34.20US$10.00US$14.703
US$9.25
Fair Value
51.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/04 08:28
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/02 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

HighPeak Energy, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Noah HungnessBofA Global Research
John WhiteRoth Capital Partners
Nicholas PopeRoth Capital Partners