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As of close of business last night, Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s stock clocked out at $28.56, up 2.55% from its previous closing price of $27.85. In other words, the price has increased by $2.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.54.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HP’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.12. 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 December 10, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $34.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on November 26, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $27 to $33.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’25 when HELMERICH HANS sold 75,000 shares for $28.12 per share. The transaction valued at 2,109,000 led to the insider holds 496,735 shares of the business.
Hans Helmerich bought 75,000 shares of HP for $4,341,000 on Dec 19 ’25. On Dec 03 ’25, another insider, Momper Sara Marie, who serves as the VP, CAO of the company, sold 6,681 shares for $30.23 each. As a result, the insider received 201,967 and left with 15,227 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 2840001536 and an Enterprise Value of 4907912704. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.31 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.724.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.56, which has changed by -0.13023108 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 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 4.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 33.92%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HP traded 1.54M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1477170 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 99.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.37M. Insiders hold about 4.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.77% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1765756800 were 6322721 with a Short Ratio of 4.10, compared to 1763078400 on 5843856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6322721 and a Short% of Float of 9.53.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, HP has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035906643. 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
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.07, with high estimates of $0.11 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 $0.45. EPS for the following year is $0.81, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.05 and $0.53.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 10 analysts expect revenue to total $990.16M. 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, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $970M. 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 $3.97B. 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.
