Q4 EPS Estimate for Helmerich & Payne Lowered by Analyst

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Helmerich & Payne in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Helmerich & Payne's current full-year earnings is $3.12 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Helmerich & Payne's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on HP. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $44.00 to $41.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $39.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $41.00 to $33.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Helmerich & Payne presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $38.57.

Helmerich & Payne Price Performance

Shares of HP stock traded down $0.62 during trading on Thursday, hitting $33.83. The company had a trading volume of 1,338,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,375,671. Helmerich & Payne has a 52 week low of $29.46 and a 52 week high of $44.11. The company has a quick ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The stock's 50-day moving average is $34.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.07 and a beta of 1.39.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 13th. The oil and gas company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.76. The company had revenue of $693.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $695.99 million. Helmerich & Payne had a net margin of 12.48% and a return on equity of 12.44%. Helmerich & Payne's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Helmerich & Payne

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 18.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 58,634 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,784,000 after acquiring an additional 9,004 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 13.1% in the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 188,402 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $6,809,000 after acquiring an additional 21,852 shares during the period. Petrus Trust Company LTA purchased a new stake in Helmerich & Payne in the third quarter worth $619,000. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Helmerich & Payne in the second quarter worth $1,274,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 120.6% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 367,100 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $13,267,000 after acquiring an additional 200,700 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.05% of the company's stock.

Helmerich & Payne Company Profile

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.