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Helmerich & Payne (HP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.82 -0.15 (-0.75%)
Closing price 04/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$19.90 +0.08 (+0.40%)
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About Helmerich & Payne Stock (NYSE:HP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.55
$20.32
50-Day Range
$18.38
$27.63
52-Week Range
$17.82
$42.60
Volume
1.24 million shs
Average Volume
1.51 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.97 billion
P/E Ratio
6.52
Dividend Yield
5.05%
Price Target
$31.78
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, fabricates and operates high-performance drilling rigs in conventional and unconventional plays around the world. H&P also develops and implements advanced automation, directional drilling and survey management technologies. H&P's fleet includes 299 land rigs in the U.S., 31 international land rigs and eight offshore platform rigs.

Helmerich & Payne Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

HP MarketRank™: 

Helmerich & Payne scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Helmerich & Payne has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Helmerich & Payne has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Helmerich & Payne's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Helmerich & Payne are expected to grow by 6.83% in the coming year, from $2.93 to $3.13 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Helmerich & Payne is 6.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Helmerich & Payne is 6.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 50.13.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Helmerich & Payne has a PEG Ratio of 3.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Helmerich & Payne has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Helmerich & Payne's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Helmerich & Payne has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Helmerich & Payne has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Helmerich & Payne has recently decreased by 10.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Helmerich & Payne is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Helmerich & Payne does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Helmerich & Payne is 32.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Helmerich & Payne will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.95% next year. This indicates that Helmerich & Payne will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Helmerich & Payne's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Helmerich & Payne has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Helmerich & Payne has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Helmerich & Payne has recently decreased by 10.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Helmerich & Payne has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Helmerich & Payne this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for HP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Helmerich & Payne to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Helmerich & Payne insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,562,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.51% of the stock of Helmerich & Payne is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.05% of the stock of Helmerich & Payne is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Helmerich & Payne's insider trading history.
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HP Stock News Headlines

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Helmerich & Payne price target lowered to $28 from $43 at Susquehanna
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HP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Helmerich & Payne's stock was trading at $32.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HP shares have decreased by 38.1% and is now trading at $19.82.
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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.02. Helmerich & Payne had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 11.02%.
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Helmerich & Payne's top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.84%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.47%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Hans Helmerich, John W Lindsay, Mark W Smith, Cara M Hair, John R Bell, Raymond John Adams III and Belgacem Chariag.
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Shares of HP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Helmerich & Payne investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Chevron (CVX) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/05/2025
Record date for 2/28 Dividend
2/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend
2/14/2025
Dividend Payable
2/28/2025
Today
4/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/07/2025
Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Drilling oil & gas wells
Sub-Industry
Oil & Gas Drilling
Current Symbol
NYSE:HP
Employees
6,200
Year Founded
1920

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$31.78
High Stock Price Target
$40.00
Low Stock Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+60.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.09
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
6.52
Forward P/E Ratio
6.76
P/E Growth
3.52
Net Income
$344.17 million
Pretax Margin
15.68%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.76 billion
Cash Flow
$5.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.51
Book Value
$29.65 per share
Price / Book
0.67

Miscellaneous

Free Float
94,897,000
Market Cap
$1.97 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.00

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This page (NYSE:HP) was last updated on 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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