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Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed the day trading at $28.01 up 2.45% from the previous closing price of $27.34. In other words, the price has increased by $2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.45 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.3.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.38 and its Current Ratio is at 1.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.80.
On November 26, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $27 to $33.
Goldman Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on November 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $28.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Momper Sara Marie sold 6,681 shares for $30.23 per share. The transaction valued at 201,967 led to the insider holds 15,227 shares of the business.
Momper Sara Marie bought 6,681 shares of HP for $201,943 on Dec 03 ’25. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, Momper Sara Marie, who serves as the VP, CAO of the company, sold 6,700 shares for $17.83 each. As a result, the insider received 119,461 and left with 21,908 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 2785309696 and an Enterprise Value of 4853766144. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.296 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.661.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.56, which has changed by -0.09768975 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HP has reached a high of $37.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.95%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HP traded about 1.61M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HP traded about 1463980 shares per day. A total of 99.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.31M. Insiders hold about 4.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.76% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1764288000 were 6805743 with a Short Ratio of 4.22, compared to 1761868800 on 7046217. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6805743 and a Short% of Float of 10.26.
Dividends & Splits
HP’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.00, up from 1.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036576446. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.37. The current Payout Ratio is 44.07% for HP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-02-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP) is currently under the scrutiny of 7.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.06, with high estimates of $0.09 and low estimates of $0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.61 and $0.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.89, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.77 and $0.53.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $991.07M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.05B to a low estimate of $944M. As of. The current estimate, Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s year-ago sales were $677.3MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $970.34M. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $919M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.75BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.52B and the low estimate is $3.88B.
