HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK)
Energy · Independent Oil & Gas Exploration and Production · NASDAQ
HighPeak Energy is a pure-play oil and gas producer concentrated in the Midland Basin, focused on developing its extensive leasehold inventory through drilling and extraction.
What HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC does
HighPeak Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating in the northeastern Midland Basin. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas reserves. Its operations are concentrated in a single geographic region and involve drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and production activities.
Themes: Midland Basin E&P, upstream energy, crude oil and natural gas production, shale development
Fundamentals
- Price$8.13 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$1.0B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+5.7% 2025-08-22 close $7.69 → 2026-08-24 close $8.13
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-17.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+73.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-9.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.81 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-20.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.03 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.6%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HPK compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 142 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 98 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, HPK's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 110%, operating-cash-flow payout 4%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout110% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout4% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC looks technically
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) is trading 34.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 70 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2025-08-11, pushing above its recent trading range.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 34.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +34.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $7.30 | $7.30 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.17 | $6.17 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 70 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 70 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 61.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($6.39 to $9.13) — its "stochastic" reading is 70 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 70.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $9.13 | $9.13 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 116.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +116.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.9% below its highest point of the past year | 8.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2025-08-11, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day high, its first since 2025-08-11, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $38.21 (set on 2022-04-22) | $38.21 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($3.89 to $8.32), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $5.44 to $5.58. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 78.2% below its all-time high | -78.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% below a resistance level at $8.39 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-20, most recently on 2026-07-23. Since 2024-08-21 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.85 (set on 2026-01-26) | $3.85 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 116.1% above its all-time low | +116.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 72% of it) | 72nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5187 between its high and its low — about 6.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5187 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $6.13 and $8.58 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $6.13 – $7.35 – $8.58 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.2% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (34.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.72× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.0% above the previous close 11 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 6.72 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +4.0% |
| Gap filled | a 4.0% gap up opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" today — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | today |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +5.99% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.4 percentage points (the stock gained 7.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.9 percentage points (the stock gained 14.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 45.9 percentage points (the stock gained 57.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | +45.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 8.7 percentage points (the stock gained 11.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -8.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 15% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.0% of the share price. | +14.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 35% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $6.17 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +34.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $7.91 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 10 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HPK last closed at $8.32 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $8.39 | Resistance | 0.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-20 to 2026-07-23 |
| $8.03 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-22 to 2025-08-22 |
| $7.86 | Support | 5.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-03-30 |
| $7.61 | Support | 8.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-26 to 2026-07-08 |
| $10.72 | Resistance | 28.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-11 to 2025-05-13 |
| $13.37 | Resistance | 60.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-11 to 2025-02-03 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$7.88 range $5.75 – $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HPK
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.03 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Geographic concentration risk: all producing assets located in northeastern Midland Basin, exposing the company to regional supply/demand factors, regulatory changes, and infrastructure constraints","Reserve estimation and development risk: 77.8 Bcf proved undeveloped reserves (PUDs) require approximately $1.3B in capital expenditures over five years, with delays or cost overruns reducing reserve value","Commodity price and operational leverage: significant net losses in Q1 2026 driven by derivative losses and declining revenues (-21% YoY); unprofitable with negative net margin and limited cash generation capacity"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HPK's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for HPK — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HPK as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 2,662,688
- Reported value $18,372,544
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 2 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HPK had 7,800,117 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HPK had 6.17% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 18.55 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,800,117
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.17%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,721,917
- Reported change 16.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 18.55
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Diamondback Energy (FANG)
- Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD)
- ConocoPhillips (COP)
- Devon Energy (DVN)
- Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
- SM Energy (SM)
- Matador Resources (MTDR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) do?
HighPeak Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating in the northeastern Midland Basin. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas reserves. Its operations are concentrated in a single geographic region and involve drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and production activities.
What sector is HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) in?
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is Independent Oil & Gas Exploration and Production. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HPK pay a dividend?
Yes — HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.62% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC's (HPK) competitors?
Notable peers of HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) include Diamondback Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy and Occidental Petroleum. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) overbought or oversold right now?
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC (HPK) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HPK come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.