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HOS Stock Forecast: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 2 Oct 2026

$7.60

−2.44% on the day

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $13 — +71.1% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 34 of 100 as at 2 Oct 2026 — in the lower half. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap

$2.5B

Ticker Nerd rank

34 / 100

Median analyst target

$13

Analysts covering

Total return, dividends reinvested

−7.2%

−26.4%

YTD

+21.2%

+18.2%

From 52W high

−28.3%

From 52W low

+24.2%

$11

52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close

Ticker Nerd rank

HOS stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 2 Oct 2026

34 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Accruals

Issuance

Value

Revisions

Size

Quality

Growth

Momentum

Volatility

Accruals (89): Reported profit is backed by cash, and the company is not expanding recklessly.

Volatility (2): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

HOS stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on HOS, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says2 analysts

2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell

Low $12Median $13High $14

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +71.1% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 1 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Target
24 Apr 2026	TD Cowen	Maintains	Buy	—
12 Jan 2018	Credit Suisse	Downgrade	Underperform	—
5 Aug 2016	IBERIA Capital Partners	Downgrade	Underperform	—
13 May 2016	Clarkson Capital Markets	Upgrade	Neutral	—
11 May 2016	Stephens & Co.	Upgrade	Equal-Weight	—
20 Apr 2016	Barclays	Downgrade	Equal-Weight	$11
20 Apr 2016	Morgan Stanley	Upgrade	Equal-Weight	$8.50 → $13
9 Mar 2016	Stephens & Co.	Downgrade	Underweight	—
8 Mar 2016	Clarkson Capital Markets	Downgrade	Sell	—
23 Feb 2016	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight	$19 → $11
11 Jan 2016	Cowen & Co.	Downgrade	Market Perform	—
3 Nov 2015	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight	$22 → $19
30 Oct 2015	IBERIA Capital Partners	Downgrade	Sector Perform	$24 → $15
11 June 2015	Barclays	Initiates	Overweight	$26
3 Feb 2015	Credit Suisse	Downgrade	Neutral	$36 → $18
30 Oct 2014	Credit Suisse	Maintains	Outperform	$50 → $36
8 Oct 2014	RS Platou Markets	Downgrade	Sell	—
25 Sept 2014	Tudor Pickering	Downgrade	Hold	—
21 Aug 2014	Capital One	Downgrade	Equal-Weight	—
4 Aug 2014	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Underweight	—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. HOS appears on the weeks it earns a place.

Performance

HOS vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 2 Oct 2026, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. returned +18.2% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

HOS vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100

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Estimates

HOS analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year

Analysts raising

Analysts cutting

Fundamentals

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (HOS) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation

Trailing P/E: 18.5×
Price / sales: 3.5×
Price / book: 0.2×
EV / EBITDA: 2.0×

Growth & margins

Revenue growth (YoY): −11.3%
Earnings growth (YoY): −85.1%
Gross margin: 82.8%
Operating margin: 18.5%
Net margin: 17.7%

Returns & dividend

Return on equity: 21.4%
Return on assets: 9.0%
Dividend yield: —

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (HOS) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has a market value of $2.5B and an enterprise value of $516.3M.
Shares outstanding: 327.0M.
Trailing P/E: 18.5×; forward P/E: 14.4× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. employs 0 people.

market figures as at 2 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

HOS vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelMarine Shipping

Company	Market cap	TKN rank
HOSHornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.	$2.5B	34
GSLGlobal Ship Lease, Inc.	$1.6B	90
CMRECostamare, Inc.	$1.9B	79
SFLSFL Corp. Ltd.	$1.9B	95
CCECCapital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.	$1.3B	34
GNKGenco Shipping & Trading Ltd.	$1.2B	75
SBSafe Bulkers, Inc.	$1.0B	97

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest HOS news & analysis

Hornbeck Offshore Awarded Multi-Year Decommissioning Contract in the North Sea

PRNewsWire · 14 Sept 2026positive

Hornbeck Offshore Services announced that its subsidiary, Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited, has secured a multi-year decommissioning contract with a major operator in the North Sea. The contract was announced via a PRNewswire release on September 14, 2026.

Why it matters — For Hornbeck Offshore watchers, this new multi-year North Sea decommissioning contract expands the company's international work scope and adds contracted revenue visibility through its subsidiary.

Hornbeck Announces New Employee Inducement Grant Under NYSE Rule 303A.08

PRNewsWire · 4 Sept 2026neutral

Hornbeck Offshore Services announced a new employee inducement grant under NYSE Rule 303A.08, granted to Todd M. in connection with the company's merger with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. The announcement was made from Houston and Covington, La.

Why it matters — HOS watchers would care because the inducement grant is tied to the merger with Helix Energy Solutions Group, signaling progress in the company's corporate combination.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about HOS stock

What is the HOS stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $13, with estimates ranging from $12 to $14. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is HOS stock a buy right now?

Of the 2 analysts covering Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. 34 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 2 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank HOS?

As at 2 Oct 2026, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. ranks 34 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Accruals (89 of 100).

Will HOS stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 2 analysts implies +71.1% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. 34 out of 100 as at 2 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the HOS stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for HOS are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $12 to $14 over the next 12 months.

How has HOS stock performed over the past year?

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. returned +18.2% over the 12 months to 2 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. do?

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a marine transportation and offshore services company focused on supporting the energy, offshore construction, and government sectors.

What is the latest news on HOS?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 14 Sept 2026): "Hornbeck Offshore Awarded Multi-Year Decommissioning Contract in the North Sea". Hornbeck Offshore Services announced that its subsidiary, Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited, has secured a multi-year decommissioning contract with a major operator in the North Sea. The contract was announced via a PRNewswire release on September 14, 2026.

Company

About Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a marine transportation and offshore services company focused on supporting the energy, offshore construction, and government sectors. Hornbeck Offshore Services operates technologically advanced offshore supply vessels, multi-purpose support vessels, and shore-based logistics facilities that help move equipment, supplies, and personnel to and from offshore worksites. Its services also include subsea installation, accommodation support, and vessel management, with an emphasis on deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations. The company serves customers in offshore oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield services, construction, and military logistics across the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Latin America, and select international markets. Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, Hornbeck Offshore Services plays an important role in the specialized marine logistics network that supports complex offshore operations.

CEO Mr. Todd M. Hornbeck · United States · https://hornbeckoffshore.com