Issued 2026-09-16 at $8.49 · now $8.49 (2026-09-14, +0.0% since)
Based on its own history, a month from the 2026-09-16 close, HLX has typically landed between $7.03 and $10.46 — a range of −17.2% to +23.3% from the issuance price $8.49.
- Actual close
- Typical path (median)
- Middle 50% of outcomes
- 90% range
4,995 overlapping 1 month windows · 2006-09-26 – 2026-08-05 · basis climatology · forecast (batch). Probability up 53.9% (90% CI 51.7–56.1%, ≈1,408 obs).
The cone is anchored at the 2026-09-16 issuance close ($8.49) — the price the forecast resolves against on 2026-10-15, not the latest close. The drawn path shape is illustrative (bands widen with √t); every labeled number is real — the anchor, the scored batch p90/IQR endpoints, and the typical move.
Where HLX has typically landed a month from the 2026-09-16 close of $8.49 — the range is history, not a prediction.
- now $8.49 (+0.0%)
- typicalThe typical outcome — half of similar past periods did better and half did worse (not an average, so a few wild periods don't skew it). $8.64 (+1.8%)
- middle 50%The central range of outcomes — half of similar past periods landed inside it, a quarter finished above, a quarter below. $7.92–$9.37
- 90% rangeA nine-in-ten range — in about nine of every ten similar past periods the outcome stayed within these bounds. $7.03–$10.46
| Start | Return | Max drop | Max rise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 worst | |||
| 2020-02-18 | −84.9% | −84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020-03-05 | −83.4% | −83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020-02-14 | −83.3% | −83.3% | +1.2% |
| 3 best | |||
| 2020-05-07 | +147.7% | −5.5% | +147.7% |
| 2020-05-06 | +137.7% | −4.2% | +137.7% |
| 2020-04-03 | +125.0% | +0.0% | +154.0% |
4,995 overlapping windows · 2006-09-26 – 2026-09-14 · not cherry-picked
Seasonality · by month iHow this security has tended to do in each calendar month historically — a frequency, never a prediction.
iFor each calendar month, the share of years this security closed higher than the month before, and the average month-over-month return, over ~20 years of its own price history. Cells are shaded by average return. This is historical frequency, not a prediction — no month is a signal.Up-frequency and average month-over-month return · historical frequency, not a prediction
Reported insider & political trades
Every Form 4 the people closest to this company have filed with the SEC — plotted against the share price, aggregated by month, and shown with the gap between when each trade happened and when it was disclosed. A public record, not advice.
| Date | Person | Role | Action | Shares @ price | Value | Ownership Δ | vs S&P 1m | vs S&P 6m | Owned after | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Sale | 40,000 @ $6.88 | $275K | −11.7% of holding | +5.4% | +34.3% | 301,042 | Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade |
| 2024-12-30 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Sale | 83,991 @ $9.17 | $770K | −44.5% of holding | −14.9% | −36.4% | 104,549 | Form 4 · filed 3 days after the trade |
| 2024-12-10 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Sale | 170,000 @ $9.87 | $1.7M | −60.1% of holding | −6.0% | −27.4% | 112,634 | Form 4 · filed 2 days after the trade |
| 2024-12-10 | Glassman Diana | director | Sale | 16,000 @ $9.94 | $159K | −38.0% of holding | −6.0% | −27.4% | 26,133 | Form 4 · filed 2 days after the trade |
The vs-S&P columns are a labeled look-back on what the stock did after each filing, measured against the index over the same window. Descriptive history, not a claim about the person or a reason to trade.
156 award / exercise / gift records — not counted as purchases
Awards, option exercises, gifts and tax-withholding disposals are shown separately and never counted as open-market purchases or sales — they carry no conviction information.
| Date | Person | Role | Action | Shares | Owned after | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Option exercise | 140,667 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Option exercise | 132,995 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Option exercise | 97,188 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Option exercise | 368,292 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Withheld for tax | 2,521 | 21,731 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Option exercise | 29,359 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 5,646 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Option exercise | 21,455 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Option exercise | 81,301 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Option exercise | 31,053 | 0 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 5,646 | 24,252 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-03 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 5,646 | 24,252 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Withheld for tax | 3,194 | 18,606 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Withheld for tax | 1,810 | 14,647 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Option exercise | 15,402 | 15,402 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Option exercise | 16,988 | 33,978 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Award / grant | 83,732 | 83,732 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Neikirk Kenneth English | officer | Award / grant | 167,464 | 167,464 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Award / grant | 125,199 | 125,199 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Option exercise | 58,366 | 58,366 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Option exercise | 64,377 | 128,756 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Award / grant | 287,081 | 287,081 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | KRATZ OWEN E | director | Award / grant | 574,162 | 574,162 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 4,053 | 4,054 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Option exercise | 22,292 | 22,293 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Option exercise | 24,588 | 49,178 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Award / grant | 109,649 | 109,649 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Sparks Scott Andrew | officer | Award / grant | 219,298 | 219,298 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Option exercise | 21,077 | 21,077 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Award / grant | 250,398 | 250,398 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 7,153 | 14,306 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Award / grant | 31,898 | 31,898 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Staffeldt Erik | officer | Option exercise | 26,466 | 52,933 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 7,153 | 21,800 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 4,053 | 16,457 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 7,153 | 21,800 | Form 4 |
| 2026-01-01 | Arriaga Brent Alexander | director | Option exercise | 4,053 | 16,457 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-11 | Nelson Amy H | director | Withheld for tax | 5,506 | 121,663 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-11 | TRANSIER WILLIAM L | director | Withheld for tax | 5,506 | 211,775 | Form 4 |
| 2025-12-11 | Little Thomas Mitchell | director | Withheld for tax | 4,762 | 121,135 | Form 4 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Each row links to its original filing.
Across 2012–2021, stocks where a CEO, C-suite officer, or director had recently made an open-market common-stock purchase ran about +28 bp per month above the universe average (n=34,268 stock-weeks). A historical tendency, not a prediction.
Congressional disclosures
No congressional trades disclosed for this company.
Research tool, not investment advice — historical frequencies, not recommendations. A product of Marovel Technologies LLC. Full terms.