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In the latest session, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed at $25.32 down -0.31% from its previous closing price of $25.4. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 68.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
On August 19, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $26 to $27.
On July 15, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $20.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on July 15, 2025, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when Momper Sara Marie sold 6,700 shares for $17.83 per share. The transaction valued at 119,461 led to the insider holds 21,908 shares of the business.
Momper Sara Marie bought 6,700 shares of HP for $119,461 on Aug 18 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Foutch Randy A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,800 shares for $26.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 99,750 and bolstered with 30,624 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HP now has a Market Capitalization of 2517816576 and an Enterprise Value of 4767838720. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.391 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.609.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.93, which has changed by -0.25117922 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HP has reached a high of $37.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.86%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HP has traded an average of 1.89M shares per day and 1265120 over the past ten days. A total of 99.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.36M. Insiders hold about 4.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.29% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1760486400 were 7653052 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1757894400 on 7485747. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7653052 and a Short% of Float of 11.359999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HP is 1.00, from 1.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03937008. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.66. The current Payout Ratio is 44.07% for HP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 10.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.37 and $0.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.18. EPS for the following year is $0.81, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.44 and $0.38.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $973.08M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.03B to a low estimate of $921M. As of. The current estimate, Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s year-ago sales were $693.79MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $949.54M. There is a high estimate of $1.01B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $862M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.76BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.13B and the low estimate is $3.41B.
