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

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$15.98 +0.49 (+3.19%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.96 -0.03 (-0.18%)
As of 08/7/2025 07:26 PM Eastern
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About Helmerich & Payne Stock (NYSE:HP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.51
$16.70
50-Day Range
$15.20
$18.90
52-Week Range
$14.65
$37.46
Volume
5.21 million shs
Average Volume
1.96 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.59 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.26%
Price Target
$23.10
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Helmerich & Payne Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

HP MarketRank™: 

Helmerich & Payne scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 269 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.92, and is based on 1 buy rating, 9 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 -48.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Helmerich & Payne is -48.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Helmerich & Payne has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.29% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Helmerich & Payne has recently increased by 15.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Helmerich & Payne is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.46%, 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 45.66%. 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

    9.29% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Helmerich & Payne has recently increased by 15.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Helmerich & Payne has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 6 news articles for Helmerich & Payne this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    17 people have searched for HP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 9 people have added Helmerich & Payne to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Helmerich & Payne insiders have not sold or bought any 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

Helmerich & Payne (HP) Q3 Revenue Up 49%
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HP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Helmerich & Payne's stock was trading at $32.02 at the start of the year. Since then, HP shares have decreased by 50.1% and is now trading at $15.9840.

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was up 49.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Helmerich & Payne include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.01%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.37%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.37%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.27%). 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.
View institutional ownership trends
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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

Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL&GAS - DRILL
Sub-Industry
Oil & Gas Drilling
Current Symbol
NYSE:HP
CIK
46765
Employees
6,200
Year Founded
1920

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$39.00
Low Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.92
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.19
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.30
Forward P/E Ratio
5.46
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$344.17 million
Net Margins
7.15%
Pretax Margin
11.66%
Return on Equity
8.25%
Return on Assets
4.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.73
Current Ratio
1.68
Quick Ratio
1.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.76 billion
Price / Sales
0.58
Cash Flow
$7.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.03
Book Value
$29.54 per share
Price / Book
0.54

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
99,420,000
Free Float
94,936,000
Market Cap
$1.59 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.87

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This page (NYSE:HP) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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