HLX

HLX · Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. Common Stock

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September 7, 2026

HLX Shareholders Approve Merger With Hornbeck Offshore. Helix Energy Solutions announced that its shareholders approved the all-stock combination with Hornbeck Offshore Services. The company expects the deal to close on September 1, after which the combined company is set to trade on the NYSE under the ticker HOS. This marks a significant corporate change for HLX, as the two offshore services providers will operate as a single entity going forward. The merger comes as the stock trades in the upper portion of its 52-week range, with an RSI at 56.

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Insiders & Stakes

Owen E. Kratz
PRESIDENT & CEO
7,766,696
Shares held
HORNBECK TODD M
See Remarks
5,669,648
Shares held
Erik Staffeldt
Executive Vice President & CFO
659,969
Shares held
John Lovoi
Director
404,765
Shares held
RASK JAN A
Director
378,795
Shares held
Scott Andrew Sparks
See Remarks
371,042
Shares held
Kenneth English Neikirk
SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary
260,061
Shares held
William L. Transier
Director
235,672
Shares held
Jindal Piyush
Director
200,778
Shares held
Adams Robert Potter
See Remarks
180,834
Shares held
Cook Brian Michael
See Remarks
180,793
Shares held
Gatti Amerino
EVP, Oilfield Services & Equip
174,604
Shares held
Kevin Omar Meyers
Director
132,545
Shares held
Amy H. Nelson
Director
121,663
Shares held
Thomas Mitchell Little
Director
121,135
Shares held
Paula Harris
Director
95,630
Shares held
Todd Ben
See Remarks
70,000
Shares held
Diana Glassman
Director
61,704
Shares held
Brent Alexander Arriaga21,731
Shares held
Fink Benjamin Matthew16,990
Shares held

Transaction History

Kevin Omar Meyers▲ Buy$0
HORNBECK TODD M▲ Buy$0
Adams Robert Potter▲ Buy$0
Todd Ben▲ Buy$0
Cook Brian Michael▲ Buy$0
Fink Benjamin Matthew▲ Buy$0
Jindal Piyush▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy$0
John Lovoi▲ Buy$0
William L. Transier▲ Buy$0
William L. Transier▼ Sell$79K
John Lovoi▼ Sell$47K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$16K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$20K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$11K
Amy H. Nelson▼ Sell$40K
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$35K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$24K
William L. Transier▼ Sell$40K
William L. Transier▲ Buy$0
John Lovoi▲ Buy$0
Thomas Mitchell Little▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Diana Glassman▲ Buy$0
Amy H. Nelson▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$275K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.8M
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$691K
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$632K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$470K
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$632K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.8M
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$691K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$470K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$547K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.8M
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$598K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$407K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$208K
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$787K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$23K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$301K
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$284K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$144K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$16K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$196K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$208K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$544K
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$9K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$24K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$770K
William L. Transier▲ Buy$0
Amy H. Nelson▲ Buy$0
John Lovoi▲ Buy$0
Thomas Mitchell Little▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Diana Glassman▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$1.7M
Diana Glassman▼ Sell$159K
Amy H. Nelson▼ Sell$66K
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$57K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$39K
William L. Transier▼ Sell$66K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$3.6M
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Diana Glassman▼ Sell$30K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$12K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$87K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.9M
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.7M
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$137K
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$784K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$872K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$959K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$697K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$615K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.9M
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$419K
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$563K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Brent Alexander Arriaga▼ Sell$24K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$320K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$294K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$215K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$311K
Brent Alexander Arriaga▲ Buy—
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$57K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$1K
Gatti Amerino▼ Sell$102K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$185K
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$326K
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$367K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$408K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Amy H. Nelson▼ Sell$82K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$49K
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$53K
William L. Transier▼ Sell$82K
Gatti Amerino▼ Sell$82K
Thomas Mitchell Little▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
John Lovoi▲ Buy$0
Amy H. Nelson▲ Buy$0
William L. Transier▲ Buy$0
Diana Glassman▲ Buy$0
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Diana Glassman▼ Sell$78K
Paula Harris▼ Sell$23K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$95K
John Lovoi▼ Sell$145K
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$148K
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$633K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$87K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$419K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$125K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$137K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$315K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$293K
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$463K
Kenneth English Neikirk▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$264K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$234K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$127K
Owen E. Kratz▲ Buy—
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$1.4M
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$424K
Scott Andrew Sparks▲ Buy—
Erik Staffeldt▼ Sell$61K
Kenneth English Neikirk▼ Sell$43K
Owen E. Kratz▼ Sell$189K
Scott Andrew Sparks▼ Sell$64K
Gatti Amerino▼ Sell$53K
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0
Thomas Mitchell Little▲ Buy$0
Paula Harris▲ Buy$0
Gatti Amerino▼ Sell$101K
Thomas Mitchell Little▼ Sell$65K
Amy H. Nelson▼ Sell$101K
William L. Transier▼ Sell$101K
Thomas Mitchell Little▲ Buy$0
Gatti Amerino▲ Buy$0

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