Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

NYSE:HLX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4b

Helix Energy Solutions Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

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

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: HLX ($9.15) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($15.45)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: HLX is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HLX. This is calculated by dividing HLX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HLX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio43.8x
EarningsUS$30.81m
Market CapUS$1.35b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HLX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average42.2x
VTOL Bristow Group
10.1x11.33%US$1.3b
RES RPC
43.2x30.16%US$1.3b
XPRO Expro Group Holdings
37x28.18%US$1.9b
WTTR Select Water Solutions
78.6x38.62%US$1.9b
HLX Helix Energy Solutions Group
43.8x17.93%US$1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HLX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.8x) compared to the peer average (42.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HLX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Energy Services Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NEX NexTier Oilfield Solutions
3.8x-19.41%US$2.42b
PKDC Parker Drilling
1.3xn/aUS$165.56m
VTDR.F Vantage Drilling International
1.5xn/aUS$135.59m
BASX.Q Basic Energy Services
n/an/aUS$24.00
No more companies available in this PE range
HLX 43.8xIndustry Avg. 26.7xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HLX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.8x) compared to the US Energy Services industry average (27.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HLX'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.

HLX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.8x
Fair PE Ratio17.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HLX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x).

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 HLX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$9.15
US$11.50
+25.68%
19.92%US$14.00US$8.00n/a4
Feb ’27US$7.94
US$10.00
+25.94%
15.81%US$12.00US$8.00n/a4
Jan ’27US$6.27
US$10.00
+59.49%
15.81%US$12.00US$8.00n/a4
Dec ’26US$6.81
US$9.75
+43.17%
15.17%US$12.00US$8.00n/a4
Nov ’26US$6.72
US$9.75
+45.09%
15.17%US$12.00US$8.00n/a4
Oct ’26US$6.67
US$10.13
+51.80%
7.30%US$11.00US$9.00n/a4
Sep ’26US$6.59
US$10.13
+53.64%
7.30%US$11.00US$9.00n/a4
Aug ’26US$5.88
US$10.38
+76.45%
7.90%US$11.00US$9.00n/a4
Jul ’26US$6.42
US$11.88
+84.97%
14.08%US$14.00US$10.00n/a4
Jun ’26US$6.19
US$11.88
+91.84%
14.08%US$14.00US$10.00n/a4
May ’26US$6.27
US$11.88
+89.39%
14.08%US$14.00US$10.00n/a4
Apr ’26US$8.48
US$13.57
+60.00%
11.62%US$15.00US$10.50n/a5
Mar ’26US$8.62
US$13.97
+62.04%
5.87%US$15.00US$12.50US$9.195
Feb ’26US$8.02
US$13.97
+74.16%
5.87%US$15.00US$12.50US$7.945
Jan ’26US$9.32
US$13.97
+49.87%
5.87%US$15.00US$12.50US$6.275
Dec ’25US$10.69
US$13.97
+30.66%
5.87%US$15.00US$12.50US$6.815
Nov ’25US$9.18
US$14.17
+54.34%
6.49%US$15.00US$12.50US$6.725
Oct ’25US$11.20
US$15.20
+35.71%
7.67%US$17.00US$14.00US$6.675
Sep ’25US$11.22
US$15.50
+38.15%
7.21%US$17.00US$14.00US$6.594
Aug ’25US$11.24
US$15.60
+38.79%
6.54%US$17.00US$14.00US$5.885
Jul ’25US$11.98
US$15.60
+30.22%
6.54%US$17.00US$14.00US$6.425
Jun ’25US$11.51
US$15.40
+33.80%
6.62%US$17.00US$14.00US$6.195
May ’25US$10.58
US$15.40
+45.56%
6.62%US$17.00US$14.00US$6.275
Apr ’25US$10.95
US$15.00
+36.99%
11.16%US$17.00US$12.00US$8.485
Mar ’25US$9.57
US$15.00
+56.74%
11.16%US$17.00US$12.00US$8.625
US$11.5
Fair Value
20.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/05 13:54
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/05 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Chase MulvehillBofA Global Research
Gregory LewisBTIG
Luke LemoineCapital One Securities, Inc.