Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is expected to post a fourth-quarter loss and to push back newbuilding deliveries, according to analyst reports.

The predictions come as the New York-listed offshore vessel owner grapples with slumping fundamentals in its core US Gulf of Mexico market.

The average prediction on Wall Street shows the Louisiana company delivering a fourth-quarter loss per share of $0.03, according to Iberia Capital.

But