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Todd Hornbeck, CEO of Hornbeck Offshore Services, bought $1.5 million in shares after the stock dropped 48%.

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Hornbeck's CEO bought shares and canceled a planned sale, and its $1.9 billion backlog includes new five-year Shell agreements. A third-quarter miss and soft fourth-quarter outlook point the other way; the 48% share decline is past price history, leaving the business signs mixed.

HOS · Hornbeck Offshore Services

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His actions point to confidence, and the $1.9 billion backlog plus new five-year Shell agreements support future work. But the third-quarter miss and soft fourth-quarter outlook point the other way, so this news does not clearly change the company's outlook. Shares have fallen 48% since trading began, but that past price move does not settle the business picture.

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