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HP vs. PTEN, NBR, VAL, RIG, SDRL, HPK, PDS, BORR, AMNI, and ENLC

Should 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 EnLink Midstream (ENLC). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Helmerich & Payne vs. Its Competitors

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne had 5 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Helmerich & Payne and 5 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 0.32 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Helmerich & Payne
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Patterson-UTI Energy
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Helmerich & Payne presently has a consensus target price of $27.45, suggesting a potential upside of 68.15%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.28%. Given Helmerich & Payne's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Helmerich & Payne
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Patterson-UTI Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Patterson-UTI Energy received 118 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.18% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 53.73% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Helmerich & PayneOutperform Votes
699
53.73%
Underperform Votes
602
46.27%
Patterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes
817
62.18%
Underperform Votes
497
37.82%

Helmerich & Payne has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
Helmerich & Payne$2.76B0.59$344.17M$2.197.46
Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.43-$968.03M-$2.60-2.32

Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Helmerich & Payne pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -12.3% 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.

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 7.15% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 8.25% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helmerich & Payne7.15% 8.25% 4.16%
Patterson-UTI Energy -19.78%-0.70%-0.43%

Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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HP vs. The Competition

MetricHelmerich & PayneOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.62B$2.13B$7.75B$19.76B
Dividend Yield5.84%4.74%10.85%3.81%
P/E Ratio7.465.6053.8527.18
Price / Sales0.591.0023,466.6332.59
Price / Cash2.223.4734.9217.51
Price / Book0.550.753.344.45
Net Income$344.17M$36.81M$4.19B$986.05M
7 Day Performance-9.48%-5.44%-0.61%-0.19%
1 Month Performance5.40%11.07%6.96%3.72%
1 Year Performance-51.95%-8.96%14.02%10.60%

Helmerich & Payne Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HP
Helmerich & Payne
4.7573 of 5 stars
$16.33
-4.6%
$27.45
+68.2%
-49.7%$1.62B$2.76B7.466,200Analyst Forecast
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
4.1752 of 5 stars
$6.43
-1.5%
$9.50
+47.7%
-37.1%$2.48B$5.15B-2.606,500
NBR
Nabors Industries
2.991 of 5 stars
$34.50
-1.1%
$42.86
+24.2%
-51.6%$541.62M$2.93B-1.5412,000
VAL
Valaris
2.199 of 5 stars
$46.87
+0.8%
$49.17
+4.9%
-37.7%$3.33B$2.46B9.125,450
RIG
Transocean
4.0855 of 5 stars
$3.24
-2.6%
$4.58
+41.6%
-43.6%$2.86B$3.67B-4.435,340Options Volume
SDRL
Seadrill
3.7508 of 5 stars
$29.11
-0.2%
$50.75
+74.3%
-42.2%$1.81B$1.35B5.073,220
HPK
HighPeak Energy
3.0104 of 5 stars
$11.34
-4.7%
$11.50
+1.4%
-18.5%$1.43B$1.04B8.9330Positive News
Gap Down
PDS
Precision Drilling
3.6198 of 5 stars
$50.60
-1.1%
$112.00
+121.4%
-24.2%$679.99M$1.87B9.403,350
BORR
Borr Drilling
3.4405 of 5 stars
$2.24
-1.1%
$9.00
+302.7%
-66.6%$534.86M$993.20M6.98520
AMNI
American Noble Gas
N/A$0.00
flat
N/AN/A$5K$120K0.003
ENLC
EnLink Midstream
N/A$14.56
+2.9%
$15.33
+5.3%
+10.6%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading Volume

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