Ratio Review: Analyzing Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $30.63 in the prior trading day, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed at $30.58, down -0.16%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.45 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.96.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.82. 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:

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 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 3040870144 and an Enterprise Value of 5106778112. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.363 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.956.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.57, which has changed by -0.13572234 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 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 7.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 41.95%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.51M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1322070 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 99.72% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1767139200 were 6286556 with a Short Ratio of 4.17, compared to 1764288000 on 6805743. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6286556 and a Short% of Float of 9.47.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, HP’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032647733. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.29.

Earnings Estimates

The market rating for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP) is a result of the insights provided by 8.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, with high estimates of $0.11 and low estimates of $0.05.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.64 and $0.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.46. EPS for the following year is $0.83, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.26 and $0.53.

Revenue Estimates

10 analysts predict $990.55M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.05B to a low estimate of $945M. As of. The current estimate, Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s year-ago sales were $677.3MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $970.9M. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $925M.

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 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.12B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.52B and the low estimate is $3.81B.

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