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In the latest session, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed at $17.59 up 0.34% from its previous closing price of $17.53. In other words, the price has increased by $0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.86 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.51.
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 7.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 47.86. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on July 15, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On May 19, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $19.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on May 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $28 to $26.
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 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 1749146112 and an Enterprise Value of 3999168768. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.91, which has changed by -0.4838615 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 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 5.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.56%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HP has traded an average of 2.37M shares per day and 2921290 over the past ten days. A total of 99.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.47M. Insiders hold about 3.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.59% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1753920000 were 8741231 with a Short Ratio of 3.70, compared to 1751241600 on 7704433. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8741231 and a Short% of Float of 12.979999000000001.
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 0.057045065The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.02. The current Payout Ratio is 44.07% for HP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP) is a result of the insights provided by 5.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.48 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.07 and $0.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.25. EPS for the following year is $1.27, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.17 and $0.2.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $977.92M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.03B to a low estimate of $955M. As of the current estimate, Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s year-ago sales were $693.79MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $940.84M. There is a high estimate of $1.01B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $844M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.76BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.13B and the low estimate is $3.35B.
