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The price of Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed at $25.74 in the last session, down -1.08% from day before closing price of $26.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.38 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.29.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.52 and its Current Ratio is at 2.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
On January 15, 2025, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $48 to $39.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Foutch Randy A bought 3,800 shares for $26.25 per share. The transaction valued at 99,750 led to the insider holds 30,624 shares of the business.
Chariag Belgacem bought 37,356 shares of HP for $1,011,600 on Feb 10 ’25. The Director now owns 54,606 shares after completing the transaction at $27.08 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, LINDSAY JOHN W, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CEO of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $27.55 each. As a result, the insider paid 551,000 and bolstered with 691,214 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 2585840384 and an Enterprise Value of 3813183488. As of this moment, Helmerich’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 85.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.383 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.65.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.99, which has changed by -0.3904807 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HP has reached a high of $43.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.42%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HP traded on average about 1.63M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1485160 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 99.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.43M. Insiders hold about 3.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.21% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1741910400 were 7659442 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1739491200 on 8565450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7659442 and a Short% of Float of 11.3800004.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HP is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038431976The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.72. The current Payout Ratio is 44.07% for HP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1747267200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
