Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors $21.82 +0.91 (+4.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.60 -0.22 (-1.01%) As of 07:30 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. CHRD, PTEN, HAL, LBRT, MUSA, NBR, PUMP, RES, WHD, and VALShould you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Chord Energy (CHRD), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy USA (MUSA), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Cactus (WHD), and Valaris (VAL). Helmerich & Payne vs. Its Competitors Chord Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Liberty Energy Murphy USA Nabors Industries ProPetro RPC Cactus Valaris Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, HP or CHRD? Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HP or CHRD? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Helmerich & Payne. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Chord Energy and 23 mentions for Helmerich & Payne. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 0.81 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Helmerich & Payne 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chord Energy 14 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HP or CHRD? 96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HP or CHRD? Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Helmerich & Payne. Helmerich & Payne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelmerich & Payne$2.76B0.79$344.17M-$0.33-66.12Chord Energy$5.25B1.16$848.63M$3.9327.08 Is HP or CHRD a better dividend stock? Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Helmerich & Payne pays out -303.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Chord Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is HP or CHRD more profitable? Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Helmerich & Payne's net margin of -0.90%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Helmerich & Payne's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helmerich & Payne-0.90% 5.81% 2.67% Chord Energy 5.02%9.02%5.97% Do analysts rate HP or CHRD? Helmerich & Payne presently has a consensus target price of $22.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.25, suggesting a potential upside of 39.31%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Helmerich & Payne 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92Chord Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 SummaryChord Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 18 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 & PayneOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.08B$2.42B$7.79B$21.51BDividend Yield4.78%4.55%10.77%3.50%P/E Ratio-66.129.1840.0729.83Price / Sales0.791.18930.3153.44Price / Cash2.714.1836.1824.76Price / Book0.741.033.964.53Net Income$344.17M$36.93M$4.28B$998.53M7 Day Performance8.94%4.02%1.97%1.07%1 Month Performance23.49%14.99%4.26%4.41%1 Year Performance-29.36%-4.41%16.42%14.45% Helmerich & Payne Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPHelmerich & Payne3.5699 of 5 stars$21.82+4.4%$22.20+1.7%-29.7%$2.08B$2.76B-66.126,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.2834 of 5 stars$102.31-1.8%$147.33+44.0%-23.7%$5.86B$5.25B26.03530News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.9664 of 5 stars$5.41-2.3%$7.90+46.0%-31.6%$2.08B$5.02B-1.969,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8392 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$32.05+47.0%-21.8%$18.59B$22.94B10.1948,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.4867 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-43.8%$1.76B$4.32B8.385,700MUSAMurphy USA4.3916 of 5 stars$395.38+1.3%$476.29+20.5%-25.9%$7.63B$20.24B16.3717,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NBRNabors Industries1.7128 of 5 stars$41.69-1.6%$43.00+3.1%-33.4%$656.22M$2.97B-2.9712,400Insider TradePUMPProPetro3.5689 of 5 stars$4.69+0.6%$7.80+66.3%-35.8%$487.62M$1.44B-3.191,900RESRPC3.3048 of 5 stars$4.48+0.1%$4.69+4.7%-22.6%$987.05M$1.42B17.212,597Positive NewsWHDCactus4.3231 of 5 stars$39.86-0.2%$50.75+27.3%-29.3%$3.19B$1.12B15.041,600VALValaris2.0162 of 5 stars$51.79-0.5%$48.19-7.0%-4.8%$3.69B$2.36B13.495,642Analyst DowngradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chord Energy Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Liberty Energy Competitors Murphy USA Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors ProPetro Competitors RPC Competitors Cactus Competitors Valaris 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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