Simplicity Wealth LLC Purchases Shares of 15,012 Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX)

Simplicity Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 15,012 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $163,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 10,906,292 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $112,118,000 after purchasing an additional 489,105 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group by 99.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,107,643 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $31,947,000 after purchasing an additional 1,552,693 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado boosted its position in shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group by 33,636.3% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 1,902,392 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $19,557,000 after purchasing an additional 1,896,753 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,720,717 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $17,689,000 after purchasing an additional 15,952 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,614,561 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $18,035,000 after purchasing an additional 136,406 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Owen E. Kratz sold 7,521 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $86,792.34. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 7,471,329 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,219,136.66. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, CEO Owen E. Kratz sold 7,521 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $86,792.34. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 7,471,329 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,219,136.66. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Scott Andrew Sparks sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.44, for a total value of $137,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 282,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,233,332.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 161,400 shares of company stock valued at $1,902,501. 6.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Helix Energy Solutions Group Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group stock traded down $0.04 on Friday, hitting $11.20. 1,263,785 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,329,340. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has a one year low of $6.18 and a one year high of $12.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.74. The company has a fifty day moving average of $11.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.16. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -53.33 and a beta of 2.50.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.05). Helix Energy Solutions Group had a positive return on equity of 3.22% and a negative net margin of 2.39%. The firm had revenue of $296.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.00 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. will post 0.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Helix Energy Solutions Group Profile

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 Gulf of Mexico, the East Coast of the United States, North Sea, the Asia Pacific, and West Africa regions. The company operates through four segments: Well Intervention, Robotics, Production Facilities, and Shallow Water Abandonment segments.