How to buy HighPeak Energy stock | $12.57

HighPeak Energy Inc is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. HighPeak Energy shares (HPK) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. HighPeak Energy employs 25 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

HighPeak Energy stock price (NASDAQ: HPK)

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HighPeak Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-10.

Latest market close	$12.57
52-week range	$4.16 - $19.79
50-day moving average	$9.37
200-day moving average	$9.46
Wall St. target price	$15.00
PE ratio	13.4906
Dividend yield	$0.025 (0.22%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.85

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Is it a good time to buy HighPeak Energy stock?

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HighPeak Energy price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $12.57 from 2021-10-14

1 week (2021-10-08)	9.88%
1 month (2021-09-15)	33.58%
3 months (2021-07-15)	13.86%
6 months (2021-04-15)	52.73%

1 year (2020-10-15)	108.46%
2 years (2019-10-15)	22.28%
3 years (2018-10-15)	29.72%
5 years (2016-10-11)	N/A

Is HighPeak Energy under- or over-valued?

Valuing HighPeak Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of HighPeak Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

HighPeak Energy's P/E ratio

HighPeak Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, HighPeak Energy shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

HighPeak Energy's EBITDA

HighPeak Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $52.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a HighPeak Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

HighPeak Energy financials

Revenue TTM	$93 million
Operating margin TTM	6.71%
Gross profit TTM	$15.6 million
Return on assets TTM	0.72%
Return on equity TTM	-1.29%
Profit margin	-6.45%
Book value	$5.33
Market capitalisation	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting HighPeak Energy shares

There are currently 277,425 HighPeak Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as HighPeak Energy's "short interest". This figure is 8% down from 301,682 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting HighPeak Energy shares can be evaluated.

HighPeak Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

HighPeak Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of HighPeak Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of HighPeak Energy shares traded daily (recently around 58038.70292887). HighPeak Energy's SIR currently stands at 4.78. In other words for every 100,000 HighPeak Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4780 shares are currently held short.

However HighPeak Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of HighPeak Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable HighPeak Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case HighPeak Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 HighPeak Energy shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0563% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable HighPeak Energy shares, roughly 56 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against HighPeak Energy.

Find out more about how you can short HighPeak Energy stock.

HighPeak Energy share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 55.38% of net profits

Recently HighPeak Energy has paid out, on average, around 55.38% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.9% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), HighPeak Energy shareholders could enjoy a 0.9% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In HighPeak Energy's case, that would currently equate to about $0.025 per share.

HighPeak Energy's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

HighPeak Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 24 October 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 October 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

HighPeak Energy overview

HighPeak Energy, Inc. , an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas. As of December 31, 2020, the company had approximately 22,515 MBoe of proved reserves. HighPeak Energy, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of HighPeak Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 95.21% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders and 1.888% by institutions. How many people work for HighPeak Energy?
Latest data suggests 25 work at HighPeak Energy. When does the fiscal year end for HighPeak Energy?
HighPeak Energy's fiscal year ends in December. Where is HighPeak Energy based?
HighPeak Energy's address is: 421 West 3rd Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 76102 What is HighPeak Energy's ISIN number?
HighPeak Energy's international securities identification number is: US43114Q1058