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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.35 to $19.96
• 50-Day Range: $18.38 to $27.63
• 52-Week Range: $17.82 to $42.60
• Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.53
• Dividend Yield: 5.04%
• Price Target: $31.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Helmerich & Payne Stock Analysis - 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.83%

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 6.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Helmerich & Payne is 6.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 49.84.

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.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

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

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.40

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 and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Helmerich & Payne has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Helmerich & Payne this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for HP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 367% 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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.

HP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HP shares performed this year?

Helmerich & Payne's stock was trading at $32.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HP shares have decreased by 38.0% and is now trading at $19.84.
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How were Helmerich & Payne's earnings last quarter?

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) released its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.71 earnings per share 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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Who are Helmerich & Payne's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Helmerich & Payne include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.84%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.47%). 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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How do I buy shares of Helmerich & Payne?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Helmerich & Payne own?

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: 4/29/2025
• 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
• CIK: 46765
• Web: www.hpinc.com
• Phone: 918-742-5531
• Fax: 918-742-0237
• 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: +60.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.77
• P/E Growth: 3.52
• Net Income: $344.17 million
• Net Margins: 11.02%
• Pretax Margin: 15.68%
• Return on Equity: 11.31%
• Return on Assets: 6.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 2.81
• Quick Ratio: 2.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $5.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.51
• Book Value: $29.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 99,379,000
• Free Float: 94,897,000
• Market Cap: $1.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00