Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Helmerich & Payne, Inc.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HP)

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP - Free Report) - Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Helmerich & Payne in a report released on Tuesday, October 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Helmerich & Payne's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Helmerich & Payne's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.53 EPS.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $697.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $670.78 million. Helmerich & Payne had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 12.39%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 earnings per share.

HP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $41.00 to $33.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Evercore ISI raised Helmerich & Payne to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Bank of America cut their target price on Helmerich & Payne from $42.50 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.88.

Helmerich & Payne Price Performance

HP traded up $0.86 on Friday, reaching $34.29. 1,355,684 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,373,790. Helmerich & Payne has a twelve month low of $29.46 and a twelve month high of $44.80. The stock has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 9.80, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.87. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $33.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.70.

Institutional Trading of Helmerich & Payne

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HP. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 39.3% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 89,944 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $3,235,000 after purchasing an additional 25,360 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 937.0% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 841,724 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $30,487,000 after buying an additional 760,554 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Helmerich & Payne by 117.8% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,668 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $531,000 after buying an additional 7,934 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Helmerich & Payne in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,317,000. Finally, Sprott Inc. grew its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Sprott Inc. now owns 287,073 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $10,398,000 after acquiring an additional 17,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.05% of the company's stock.

Helmerich & Payne Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. Helmerich & Payne's payout ratio is currently 28.57%.

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.