Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors $19.70 +0.81 (+4.26%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.64 -0.05 (-0.25%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HP vs. PTEN, NBR, VAL, RIG, SDRL, HPK, PDS, BORR, AMNI, and NFGShould you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Nabors Industries (NBR), Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), Seadrill (SDRL), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), and National Fuel Gas (NFG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Helmerich & Payne vs. Patterson-UTI Energy Nabors Industries Valaris Transocean Seadrill HighPeak Energy Precision Drilling Borr Drilling American Noble Gas National Fuel Gas Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the media prefer PTEN or HP? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Helmerich & Payne. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 15 mentions for Helmerich & Payne. Helmerich & Payne's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Helmerich & Payne is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Helmerich & Payne 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, PTEN or HP? Helmerich & Payne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.15B0.42-$968.03M-$2.60-2.17Helmerich & Payne$2.76B0.68$344.17M$3.046.21 Is PTEN or HP a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helmerich & Payne pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend PTEN or HP? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus target price of $10.88, suggesting a potential upside of 92.82%. Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $31.78, suggesting a potential upside of 68.31%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Helmerich & Payne 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Is PTEN or HP more profitable? Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -18.00%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 11.31% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-18.00% 0.81% 0.51% Helmerich & Payne 11.02%11.31%6.35% Do insiders and institutionals believe in PTEN or HP? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PTEN or HP? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PTEN or HP? Patterson-UTI Energy received 118 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.29% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPatterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes81662.29% Underperform Votes49437.71% Helmerich & PayneOutperform Votes69854.02% Underperform Votes59445.98% SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Helmerich & Payne News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelmerich & PayneDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.88B$670.89M$7.00B$18.97BDividend Yield4.95%6.14%10.93%4.02%P/E Ratio6.214.6746.6532.71Price / Sales0.682.5423,121.8927.84Price / Cash3.513.2835.4417.53Price / Book0.640.523.484.47Net Income$344.17M-$254.14M$4.29B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.53%-3.70%-1.07%0.50%1 Month Performance-28.74%16.70%-6.11%-2.83%1 Year Performance-50.60%-23.02%162.22%4.36% Helmerich & Payne Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPHelmerich & Payne4.9234 of 5 stars$19.70+4.3%$31.78+61.3%-52.0%$1.96B$2.76B6.486,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.4932 of 5 stars$5.88-3.1%$11.21+90.6%-47.9%$2.27B$5.38B-2.386,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNBRNabors Industries2.3362 of 5 stars$28.24-8.6%$71.17+152.0%-62.3%$271.22M$2.93B-1.2612,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownVALValaris3.1995 of 5 stars$30.98-2.9%$50.33+62.5%-50.5%$2.20B$2.36B6.035,450Earnings ReportPositive NewsRIGTransocean4.6028 of 5 stars$2.13-6.6%$4.59+115.4%-59.3%$1.88B$3.52B-2.925,340Earnings ReportSDRLSeadrill4.2795 of 5 stars$20.15-3.5%$62.00+207.7%-57.6%$1.25B$1.39B3.513,220News CoveragePositive NewsHPKHighPeak Energy3.6612 of 5 stars$9.09-3.7%$11.50+26.5%-43.6%$1.15B$1.07B7.1630Upcoming EarningsGap DownPDSPrecision Drilling3.326 of 5 stars$42.15-3.0%$112.00+165.7%-40.3%$563.59M$1.90B7.833,350Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionBORRBorr Drilling3.7601 of 5 stars$1.80-7.7%$9.00+400.0%-68.1%$430.76M$1.01B5.63520Positive NewsAMNIAmerican Noble GasN/A$0.00flatN/A-73.3%$2,000.00$120,000.000.003NFGNational Fuel Gas3.3797 of 5 stars$77.39-2.0%$74.67-3.5%+44.6%$7.01B$1.97B-552.752,130Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Valaris Competitors Transocean Competitors Seadrill Competitors HighPeak Energy Competitors Precision Drilling Competitors Borr Drilling Competitors American Noble Gas Competitors National Fuel Gas Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HP) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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